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Wind doesn't enter into the equation. I've seen the wind switch 180, then
90 , and back to take-off direction all during the course of one flight.
The center line, the flight line, and the 60 degree lines would be
your reference.As far as the sun is concerned, I indicated that it could
only be done at certain facilities and in Antarctica in july. Probably
was a lousy idea anyway, but I still think Frank's is a good one.
<br>G.
<p>Bill Mears wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Canted boxes would also have problems with dissimilar
wind, and would lose the ability to use the runway as a reference line.
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we thought through the sun in the box implications of</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>off
setting both flight lines 30 degrees?</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Ron
Lockhart</font></font>
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Re: avoidance rule</div>
I kinda like Frank Grannelli's idea regarding separation which could
even be expanded upon by canting both flight lines 30 degrees from runway-parallel
with the right station canted right(away from left station) and left station
canted left.Landings and take-offs would still be aligned with the runway
but the rest of the flight aligned with the flight-line markers marked
on the ground. After all, how many mid-landing colisions have you observed.Probably
would eliminate 99% of all mid-airs and could easily be accomodated at
places like Muncie and probably quite a few others.Might encourage a few
of the more timid among us, who might be reluctant to to put their investment
at risk, to put their bird in the air.
<br>Georgie
<p>Bill Glaze wrote:
<blockquote type="CITE">Lance:
<br>Yes, it is highly useful, in my opinion. I've found myself flying
formation aerobatics several times in IMAC, and was able to call a break.
Judges later said they were relieved that a break was called. Did
it avert a midair? Really can't say, but it made me feel a whole
lot more relieved, and I could concentrate a lot better.
<br>As far as midair avoidance, it's hard to say the avoidance rule did/didn't
work if a midair didn't happen; kind of like trying to say how much crime
was prevented by a certain law/procedure.
<br>Flying pattern, I sure would like to see it.
<p>Bill Glaze
<br>BTW: I've never seen the rule abused; maybe it has been, but I've never
heard it spoken of.
<p><a href="mailto:s.vannostrand@kodak.com" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated">s.vannostrand@kodak.com</a>
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<br><font face="sans-serif"><font size=-1>I'm not disagreeing, Croz, but
here is my observation from limited experience. I've seen several
midairs at contests, unfortunately. Each time was such a shock that
no one saw it coming. In only one case (at the now infamous Temple
2001 where 7 planes were lost in one contest) were the planes even flying
in the same direction. But even here, neither pilot saw the other
until it was too late. Others of us did, but there wasn't much we
could do in the split second before.</font></font>
<br><font face="sans-serif"><font size=-1> I'm curious
to know is this is really beneficial in IMAC</font></font>
<p><font face="sans-serif"><font size=-1>--Lance</font></font></blockquote>
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