Re: [Flightgear-devel] buildings or planes?

[John Wojnaroski]

> David wrote:
>
> > Aside from eye candy, we need buildings at airports for two practical
> > reasons:
> >
> > 1. they make the airports easier to spot from a distance, and
> >
> > 2. they give the user a visual cue for distance and altitude during an
> >    approach.
>
> Hmmmmmmmmm, You know I was kinda thinking planes but yah got a good point
> here! Think I'll push for buildings and pick away a little with the
planes.
> Love to read all the good ideas!
>
to add to that thought, it is the relative angular motion of near and
distance objects that a pilot learns to recognize during an approach/landing
to help judge the aircraft's motion and vertical structures and buildings
really make a difference.

JW



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