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psylant
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Re: Who would've thought math could be so useful?

08/22/05 08:57 PM

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I drew a measurement line through the runway to the plane, and he looks dead on to me.

As for previous queries regarding the aircraft's height and whether or not it's landing, see the attachment. The altitude was calculated by drawing a few triangles measuring the distance and azimuth of the shadow, as well as this page, Date: March 8 2004, State: Washington, Location: Moses Lake.
Sun's Azimuth: 158 degrees, so altitude is 36.3 degrees.

Shadow's distance from aircraft: 740 ft.

Therefore the aircraft's altitude is 544 ft, give or take a little. At just over a statute mile from the field, it looks like a pretty good glideslope.

Although it looks like a taxiway, it is in fact a runway , complete with run-up bays on either end.

Cheers.

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
C-5 Over WA State Check Note!!!	chicalis	08/20/05 10:07 PM
Re: C-5 Over WA State Check Note!!!	moonpuppy	08/23/05 12:23 PM
Re: C-5 Over WA State Check Note!!!	AZTraveller	08/21/05 11:58 AM
Re: C-5 Over WA State Check Note!!!	chicalis	08/21/05 08:27 PM
Re: C-5 Over WA State Check Note!!!	fergiej	08/22/05 10:01 AM
Re: C-5 Over WA State Check Note!!!	aspeedbump	08/22/05 08:06 PM
Re: Who would've thought math could be so useful?	psylant	08/22/05 08:57 PM
Re: Who would've thought math could be so useful?	dyatsko	11/17/05 03:08 PM
Re: Who would've thought math could be so useful?	akav8r	06/30/07 10:00 AM
Re: Who would've thought math could be so useful?	Davidgw	10/07/07 05:34 PM
Re: Who would've thought math could be so useful?	aspeedbump	08/24/05 04:02 AM
Re: math can be so useful?	AZTraveller	08/23/05 11:15 AM
Re: math can be so useful?	psylant	08/23/05 12:36 PM
Re: math can be so useful?	AZTraveller	08/23/05 05:23 PM
Re: math can be so useful?	psylant	08/23/05 06:37 PM
Re: C-5 Over WA State	psylant	08/20/05 10:19 PM
Re: C-5 Over WA State	chicalis	08/20/05 10:20 PM

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