Jim
I tried it. It is amazing and enlightening. I'll be sending this to a
few people including my nephew who is in in school to earn his
commercial pilot license. Thanks for sharing.
Patti - Michigan
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 3:57 PM, James Berg wrote:
I usually don't forward things but since I have eye problems I thought
I'd share
Jim
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This is frightening! It works exactly like it says, and is one major
reason people in cars can ‘look right at you’ (when you're on a
motorcycle or bicycle)---AND NOT SEE YOU. From a former Naval Aviator.
This is a great illustration of what we were taught about scanning
outside the cockpit when I went through training back in the '50s. We
were told to scan the horizon for a short distance, stop momentarily,
and repeat the process. I can remember being told why this was the most
effective technique to locate other aircraft. It was emphasized
(repeatedly) to NOT fix your gaze for more than a couple of seconds on
any single object. The instructors, some of whom were WWII veterans with
years of experience, instructed us to continually "keep our eyes moving
and our head on a swivel" because this was the best way to survive, not
only in combat, but from peacetime hazards (like a midair collision) as
well. We basically had to take the advice on faith (until we could
experience for ourselves) because the technology to demonstrate it
didn't exist at that time.
Click on the link below for a demonstration ...
http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html <http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html>
[ Target fixation is also a phenomena that plays into this.]
<http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html>
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