Visibility

[ahchiu]

Interesting piece I picked up from a friend. Read the paragraph below, then go to the web site. There are instructions above the flash window to follow.

From a former Naval Aviator:

This is a great illustration of what we were taught about scanning outside the cockpit when I went through training back in the '50s. We were told to scan the horizon for a short distance, stop momentarily, and repeat the process. I can remember being told why this was the most effective technique to locate other aircraft. It was emphasized (repeatedly) to NOT fix your gaze for more than a couple of seconds on any single object. The instructors, some of whom were WWII veterans with years of experience, instructed us to continually "keep our eyes moving and our head on a swivel" because this was the best way to survive, not only in combat, but from peacetime hazards (like a midair collision) as well. We basically had to take the advice on faith (until we could experience for ourselves) because the technology to demonstrate it didn't exist at that time. Click on the below:

https://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html

 

[BigChunk]

Freaky

Even works if you stare at any of the dots, not just the flashy one.

 

[FJRBilldo]

Thanks! That's bizarre. Good advice.

 

[Donal]

The 'usual' advice for advanced bike riders is to look into the far distance & focus for a moment, then repeat with the middle distance then just in front & finally look in the rear view mirror. You should be glancing in your rear view mirror every 7 to 10 seconds. Obviously this only applies if your attention is not needed elsewhere eg overtaking or cornering. The intention is not to have a fixed 'gaze' into the distance or to lose concentration. Loss of concentration is one of the primary causes of accidents YMMV

Don

 

[Bungie]

Kay, now that's cool. And scary.

 

[FJR Flyer]

I was taught the same technique in training for my private pilot certificate. Good advice.

 

[Sharif]

That's a great illustration of the concept - thanks for the link.

 

[GeorgiaRoller]

Wow...that is nutzoid! Great find!!!

 

[dcarver]

I'd like to see the same pattern, but with ****ies instead. Anything else is not a true test.

 

[snackbauer]

More on the subject.

https://www.wimp.com/blindspots/

 

[HotRodZilla]

Also...Anyone who hunts knows that motion is picked up better with prepherial vision. Essentially, it may be easier to identify a moving threat if we're not looking directly at it.

Obviously, after identifying that something has moved, we center our vision on it due to the better resolution. But staring directly ahead makes it hard to identify changes.

Or so I've been told.

 

[wheatonFJR]

...But staring directly ahead makes it hard to identify changes...

These guys are definitely in on that. They must be hunters...

 

[dcarver]

...But staring directly ahead makes it hard to identify changes...

These guys are definitely in on that. They must be hunters...

dcarver Post o' da Week!

 

[SacramentoMike]

Well, I was gonna chime in with some more science stuff, but you killed the mood, Wheatie. How can I follow that post? :angry2:

 

[TomInPA]

At 3;30 PM today I was busy dodging a Fed-Ex delivery truck leaving a facility. The driver looking right whilst I approached from his left. Gave him a full dose of air-horn and Clearwater high beam lights, and he never slowed down or stopped while exiting the plant driveway onto National Drive where I had a clear right of way.

The FJR throttle and a heavy swerve to the left saved the day.

 

[beemerdons]

...But staring directly ahead makes it hard to identify changes...

These guys are definitely in on that. They must be hunters...

dcarver Post o' da Week!

Hey wait a damn minute there Wheatie and Carver, it's not fair and it is not right to pick on the poor Canuckistani Bogstompers. Those people, our "Quaint Friends of the North", are like small infants and they can't defend themselves like you and I can. Go ahead and pick on someone your own size, you childish bullying Tools!