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originally posted by: Imagewerx
a reply to: turbonium1
You do know (or maybe not) that modern GPS can position an aeroplane to within an accuracy of about 2 metres anywhere over land or sea? Even in the good ol' days of VORs and DME it was to within a few hundred metres.If that city is a designated waypoint,why would it be strange to fly directly over the top of it?
originally posted by: turbonium1
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: turbonium1
I didn't say they'd fly over those cities, I said flights from those cities will be seen over the Seattle/BC area. Because, again, it's called the great circle route. To get to Asia from the US, you don't just fly out over the Pacific and head towards Asia. You fly from where you're starting, head up towards Alaska, and down along Russia, and into Asia, wherever you're heading. So a flight from Dallas to Tokyo would head north, up over the Seattle and British Columbia area, go out over the Bering Sea, just south of Alaska, and down along the Kamchatka Peninsula, in to Tokyo.
It all depends on winds. Flights from the West Coast will sometimes head out early over the Pacific, sometimes they stay closer to shore, until they get higher on the route. Flights from further in, such as Dallas, frequently head up and go directly over Alaska, all depending on winds. The stronger the wind, the more the flights curve to stay out of them when they're going West. Coming East, they fly a more direct route to take advantage of the winds.
The planes fly over vast areas, right?
Cities are small in size, in comparison.
So to fly directly above a city would take pinpoint aim, or a miracle...
No go.
originally posted by: turbonium1
originally posted by: Imagewerx
a reply to: turbonium1
You do know (or maybe not) that modern GPS can position an aeroplane to within an accuracy of about 2 metres anywhere over land or sea? Even in the good ol' days of VORs and DME it was to within a few hundred metres.If that city is a designated waypoint,why would it be strange to fly directly over the top of it?
What is not strange?
Please show me actual flight paths that support your case, then.....
originally posted by: turbonium1
originally posted by: Imagewerx
a reply to: turbonium1
You do know (or maybe not) that modern GPS can position an aeroplane to within an accuracy of about 2 metres anywhere over land or sea? Even in the good ol' days of VORs and DME it was to within a few hundred metres.If that city is a designated waypoint,why would it be strange to fly directly over the top of it?
What is not strange?
Please show me actual flight paths that support your case, then.....
originally posted by: 3danimator2014
originally posted by: Rob48
a reply to: citrine
You really believe that a block of resin with some metal and crystals in it, at ground level, can affect the behaviour of clouds six or seven miles up in the sky?
Frightening, isn't it?
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: citrine
Vinegar works just as well and costs less.
originally posted by: Bedlam
originally posted by: 3danimator2014
originally posted by: Rob48
a reply to: citrine
You really believe that a block of resin with some metal and crystals in it, at ground level, can affect the behaviour of clouds six or seven miles up in the sky?
Frightening, isn't it?
Hey, it's got crystals in, what more could you ask for? Besides, Tesla!
originally posted by: InTheLight
a reply to: Phage
Wow, no wonder these types of threads get closed down. Did it not occur to this woman and her son that the clouds dissipated during that time?
originally posted by: 3danimator2014
originally posted by: turbonium1
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: turbonium1
I didn't say they'd fly over those cities, I said flights from those cities will be seen over the Seattle/BC area. Because, again, it's called the great circle route. To get to Asia from the US, you don't just fly out over the Pacific and head towards Asia. You fly from where you're starting, head up towards Alaska, and down along Russia, and into Asia, wherever you're heading. So a flight from Dallas to Tokyo would head north, up over the Seattle and British Columbia area, go out over the Bering Sea, just south of Alaska, and down along the Kamchatka Peninsula, in to Tokyo.
It all depends on winds. Flights from the West Coast will sometimes head out early over the Pacific, sometimes they stay closer to shore, until they get higher on the route. Flights from further in, such as Dallas, frequently head up and go directly over Alaska, all depending on winds. The stronger the wind, the more the flights curve to stay out of them when they're going West. Coming East, they fly a more direct route to take advantage of the winds.
The planes fly over vast areas, right?
Cities are small in size, in comparison.
So to fly directly above a city would take pinpoint aim, or a miracle...
No go.
You can't possibly be serious.
Have you ever flown in a plane? You fly over large and small cities on every flight!
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: turbonium1
Yeah, you're right. There's no way planes fly over cities all the time.
All those planes somehow manage to miss going over any cities.