Two planes fly into power lines in Qld
I tend to agree there '601' it's not so much the direction of the scratches themselves but the restricted view one gets with a distorted screen due refracting light caused by scratches amongst other things such as crazing.
Also any marks on a screen such as scratches can sometimes take yr focus away from anything further afield. How many times have you had a big splattered bug on yr car screen or plane screen for that matter & it's annoying 'cause it's right in yr line of normal sight/vision? It takes yr vision away albeit briefly from the outside as you tend to focus just a couple of feet away.
Wmk2
Also any marks on a screen such as scratches can sometimes take yr focus away from anything further afield. How many times have you had a big splattered bug on yr car screen or plane screen for that matter & it's annoying 'cause it's right in yr line of normal sight/vision? It takes yr vision away albeit briefly from the outside as you tend to focus just a couple of feet away.
Wmk2
For those who may not be too fussy, or are just starting out . .. . .It does pay to be obsessive about having as perfect as possible your windows and screens. And spending that bit extra to have the best polishing stuff on the market. And making sure your cloths are the softest. Paper is a no no. As the good book says, start with a good sluice with hose or bucket of water.
Thinking of the good outlook too . . . .. as we brief every time at first brief of the day at the glider field . .. . stay vigilant . . . keep looking . .. . divide and cover the sky as though today's the day someone's going to all of a sudden accelerate your heart beat. The risk is ever there .. . however far off the beaten track you may be.
I wish I could find a loader driver who was as diligent as some of you lot to keep my windscreen clean! Then I'd have a better chance of seeing those wires that I must be nearly hitting every day. I know they're there because every time I go under one I get interference through the stereo.
"OZ" yr welcome to that game buddy!
Flying is dangerous enuf without tempting fate:-)
Stay alert & become a cranky old man:-):-)
I knew the guy well who not that long ago left us for a better place (hopefully) down there in SE Gippy, he always said ahhhh it's a peace of cake this Ag flying you become as one with the machine, I guess he was wrong
Wmk2
Flying is dangerous enuf without tempting fate:-)
Stay alert & become a cranky old man:-):-)
I knew the guy well who not that long ago left us for a better place (hopefully) down there in SE Gippy, he always said ahhhh it's a peace of cake this Ag flying you become as one with the machine, I guess he was wrong
Wmk2
'Johnno', 'Bones' or 'The Germ' was one of those memorable characters who leave an indelible impression dating from those wet behind the ears days.
From 1958 to 1962 he was chief pilot for John Dowling's company, Air Charter Tours in Canberra. They had a C172A, a couple of C182Bs and a C336. Later he instructed for Maslings, where he helped a good few gain their Class One Instrument Ratings. Later he and his wife and two girls moved up to the Wee Waa district. One night, spraying the cotton, a great flock of parrots flew up out of the tree they were overnighting in. Poor bugger never had a chance.
From 1958 to 1962 he was chief pilot for John Dowling's company, Air Charter Tours in Canberra. They had a C172A, a couple of C182Bs and a C336. Later he instructed for Maslings, where he helped a good few gain their Class One Instrument Ratings. Later he and his wife and two girls moved up to the Wee Waa district. One night, spraying the cotton, a great flock of parrots flew up out of the tree they were overnighting in. Poor bugger never had a chance.
Folks,
I do hope all you windscreen cleaners are doing same to Manufacturers Instructions or to otherwise approved data, and not (as some particularly fastidious CASA AWIs and FOIs choose to interpret the regulations) committing the serious criminal act of unapproved maintenance.
Yes, I am being serious, this is not a windup!
Tootle pip!!
I do hope all you windscreen cleaners are doing same to Manufacturers Instructions or to otherwise approved data, and not (as some particularly fastidious CASA AWIs and FOIs choose to interpret the regulations) committing the serious criminal act of unapproved maintenance.
Yes, I am being serious, this is not a windup!
Tootle pip!!
