Perspective Shift (Dan's 1st Blog Entry!) 02/04/2010
In an effort to reduce “blog” fatigue, Rachel asked if I would write some short pieces, and I am honored to help out HFFA! My corner is called “Perspective Shift”. If you fly – you know what this is but you may not know what it was called. Perspective Shift is the ability to see the overall picture and notice subtle changes. Wolfgan Langewiesche describes perspective shift as “…the pilot does not use depth perception in landing. He judges by perspective…to take in the whole perspective of the field before you and on both sides. And the thing to watch perspective for is not how high or low you are, but indication of whether you are rising or sinking.” Perspective shift (PS) is one of the more difficult skills to learn. Being able to judge PS makes or breaks your landings. Brian taught me how to land a Stearman by mastering PS. Good PS in a Stearman, requires you to gaze forward during your level-off and using your peripheral vision (you can’t see forward), judge your sink / rise, left / right and make the correct control inputs to make a good flare to touch down. This ability to “see the big picture” makes flying truly fulfilling. That’s what my blog is about, seeing the big picture and getting the most out of flying. So cinch down your safety belts and get ready for some broad aviation perspective! Commentschad 02/06/2010 10:28
Cool Post Dan. Keep them coming;) Leave a Reply | Welcome to our virtual hangar Authors Brian and Rachel Aukes are aviation nuts based in Iowa. They love to fly, and when the weather keeps them on the ground, they love to talk about flying. When they aren't in the air, Brian keeps the airplanes running while Rachel cleans them and keeps this website running. 
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