Polio left my eyes "fixed" Straight ahead!
I have 20/20 vision but have to turn my
head to see to the sides, a no no for flying!!
The army did not see it as a problem!!
This is the only after effect of the polio
I had when I was 2 years old, I am very
lucky!!

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brensec;

The movement of the eye is what tells
the brain how far away an object is,
My eyes see a flat plane in front of me,
making even driving a car a bit of a problem,
I just keep plenty of space in front of me,
The screen on the FS is very real to me
because of this and about the limit of my
angle of vision. With a 22" screen I have to
move my head a bit to see all of it.
Also where you live can have a bearing
on passing the "test"
Maybe I could move to Outer Slovibigaki,
and be a airline piliot!!

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I can see Ozzy now...

Instructor:  Ok Oz, we're going to practice straight and level flight today.

Ozzy:  Right, we're going to buzz the tower.

Instructor:  No, we're doing straight and level flight.

Ozzy:  Right, we're going to fly inverted the length of the runway.

Instructor:  No, we're doing straight and level flight.  Please turn the engine back on.

Ozzy:  Right, we're going to do that helicopter stunt they do at air shows.

Instructor:  No, we're doing straight and level flight.  Please close the door and stop spitting on people.

Ozzy:  Right, we're going to fly inverted the length of the runway, buzz the tower, and then do a 'helicopter stunt' with the plane.

Instructor:  *Sigh*  and to think I left that good job in the sewer department...

I fly R/C and I believe that counts as real world experiance. RC aircraft are getting more complicated and more realistic every year. From actual turbojet engines to miniature autopilots that have the same capabilities as one on a commercial airliner would. They've evolved from simple toys to hightech models that are used from everything from surveylance (USAF's predator) and testing new full scale aircraft designs. If you still just think they are just toys, go to the Top Gun RC airshow, held every summer at West Palm Beach, Florida and then tell me what you think. I'm looking at a picture of a US Airways R/C A330, if I didn't know any better I'd swear it was real.

Today I got too see a B-24 Liberator and a B-17G! 8)

Me and a friend drove down to Spokane where they were. We were even able to walk around inside. My dream of sitting in a B-17 cockpit has finally been fullfilled! 8)

I took a ton of photos with my digital cam

I even got a couple of myself

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I see (pardon the pun ). Thanks for the explanation.
I know what you mean about the 'test' being different from place to place. But I suppose, in your case where it's a question of depth and perception, it would be critical.

Good Luck

lol I was wondering that myself.  I'm curious what the explanation to that is.

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I may just have to agree with some of this.....you would never believe the total complexity of a high performance glider and its wing functions.......I have flown them, and I can tell you that it wouldn't even be possible without the help of a computer radio.......ailerons mixed as spoilers, ailerons mixed as flaps, flaps mixed as ailerons, giving full camber control to suit the flying conditions.......all this with total compensation of the pitch attitude and rudder thrown in for when you need to make a co-ordinated turn at low speed in a thermal.....makes my head spin faster than the A/C.....as as for the Polo Grounds in Florida where they fly the Top Gun Competition, I have a friend, Graeme Mears, who has won it and know the 1/3 scale Tiger Mothhttp://www.davepatrickmodels.com/tigermoth/tigermoth.htm he won with.......as an idea of the value of this bird, he was offered $35,000 USD for it , at the Toledo Expo.....the premier model aircraft show in the Eastern U.S.....this is no toy......
.......so Yep Orenda, I can agree with your observations......flying R/C should count for something......