Mon Jun 07, 2021 2:21 am
#1851524
Hi,
I joined the forum to find an answer to a problem I have. When in the air I have no idea of distances. For example, on receiving an alert about an aircraft 30+ miles off our 11 o'clock I was looking away off to the horizon when the instructor pointed much closer to where it actually was. Also on aviation video clips I hear the pilot anounce his position like '6 miles south east of airstrip'. Now I can understand that with the correct equipment this should be straight forward, but in an old 'bird' with no fancy equipment this seems to be being done by some supernatural powers So is it just something you guys learn over time or is there a rule of thumb for working it out visually?
I'm no longer pursuing real life flying due to a disability but I'd like to put this knowledge to some use in sim flying if possible.
Thanks in advance
Cheers,
Robert
I joined the forum to find an answer to a problem I have. When in the air I have no idea of distances. For example, on receiving an alert about an aircraft 30+ miles off our 11 o'clock I was looking away off to the horizon when the instructor pointed much closer to where it actually was. Also on aviation video clips I hear the pilot anounce his position like '6 miles south east of airstrip'. Now I can understand that with the correct equipment this should be straight forward, but in an old 'bird' with no fancy equipment this seems to be being done by some supernatural powers So is it just something you guys learn over time or is there a rule of thumb for working it out visually?
I'm no longer pursuing real life flying due to a disability but I'd like to put this knowledge to some use in sim flying if possible.
Thanks in advance
Cheers,
Robert