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From: dmeyer@ti-csl
Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive
Subject: Re: Way off
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 12:03:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  3 12:03:00 1986
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/* Written 11:11 pm  Jan 26, 1986 by markp@valid.UUCP in ti-csl:net.rec.skydive */
/* ---------- "Way off" ---------- */
This past weekend, on the occasion of my 4th static line, I had the
wonderful experience of landing about half a mile from the DZ.  Seemed
to arise from a combination of the winds being in the opposite direction
at 4000' as they were on the ground, a slow exit, and my complete
inability to spot the DZ from the air (although I had a radio).  Anyway,
I'm still really confused as to how I had so much difficulty orienting--
after all, it WAS a pretty panoramic view and it isn't THAT hard to spot
an airport!  Does anybody have some perspective into why this happens?
(I hope experience improves :-) )  Any anecdotes regarding major quality
misses would be appreciated.

		Mark Papamarcos
		..hplabs!pesnta!valid!markp
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