Originally Posted by
Lima Juliet
But Genghis those diagrams are very misleading. Because what you can see is very dependent on head position. If I put my face next to the left hand window in a PA28 I can see a lot more than the diagram shows. If I put my head forward I can see a lot more up.
Presumably you're familiar with the concept of "Design Eye Position", or DEP which is essentially what's being exploited there - and is standard in evaluating such things.
I could slacken off my harness, move my head, massively improve view in one direction - at which point I've removed instruments and other directions from my scan. Of course, yes there may be other ways to evaluate view out of a cockpit, but I'm not aware of them. Can you provide any links to alternative methodologies?
Hammer and Molnye are the only two I've ever used, and Hammer I find a little more honest.
G