The July 1998 issue of RC Soaring Digest described a pattern of chordwise stripes of varying widths (6" to 1/2") which can be used to estimate altitude.
We'll make the article available as a downloadable PDF on the RCSD web site, hopefully tomorrow, Thursday. RCSE subscribers and rcsoaringdigest Yahoo! group members will be notified as soon as it's available. Thanks for the suggestion! On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:26:22 -0500 "Dan Ashenfelter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On a somewhat related note, I know some individuals have > used a series of > variying width white stripes on the lower surface of the > wing as a means of > estimating altitude. Obviously this method does not work > for very high > altitudes when the aircraft is at the very limits of > one's vision. > > For us mere mortals however, it might prove useful. Does > anyone have a > reference, guide or link to information how one might go > about utilizing > these stripes as an aid? Specifically I am looking for > suggested widths and > placement of the stripes. > > Thanks very much. > > Dan Bill & Bunny Kuhlman <http://www.rcsoaringdigest.com> RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
