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Article #264Re: Way off
From: dmeyer
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1986 17:03
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1986 17:03
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/* Written 11:11 pm Jan 26, 1986 by markp@valid.UUCP in ti-csl:net.rec.skydive */ /* ---------- "Way off" ---------- */ This past weekend, on the occasion of my 4th static line, I had the wonderful experience of landing about half a mile from the DZ. Seemed to arise from a combination of the winds being in the opposite direction at 4000' as they were on the ground, a slow exit, and my complete inability to spot the DZ from the air (although I had a radio). Anyway, I'm still really confused as to how I had so much difficulty orienting-- after all, it WAS a pretty panoramic view and it isn't THAT hard to spot an airport! Does anybody have some perspective into why this happens? (I hope experience improves :-) ) Any anecdotes regarding major quality misses would be appreciated. Mark Papamarcos ..hplabs!pesnta!valid!markp /* End of text from ti-csl:net.rec.skydive */
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.10 $; site ti-csl Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!ti-csl!dmeyer From: dmeyer@ti-csl Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive Subject: Re: Way off Message-ID: <14700003@ti-csl> Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 12:03:00 EST Article-I.D.: ti-csl.14700003 Posted: Mon Feb 3 12:03:00 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 7-Feb-86 21:01:49 EST References: <69@valid.UUCP> Lines: 17 Nf-ID: #R:valid.UUCP:69:ti-csl:14700003:000:886 Nf-From: ti-csl!dmeyer Feb 3 11:03:00 1986