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Post #101,958
by Steve Lowe
5/14/03 10:43:45 PM
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New Envy!
Oh man. Good for you. I've wanted to fly since I can remember. My mom always told me my eyesight wouldn't allow it. I have very little depth perception as I don't see with stereoscopic vision because my eyes look in slightly different directions. Kills any chance of flying commercially or militarily, dunno for sure about GA, heard conflicting stories.

My wife bought me an introductory lesson for my birthday a couple years back, got to experience the yoke for a short time anyway.

Perhaps someday I'll look into it deeper.

Enjoy your dream!!
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Steve
Post #102,122
by CRConrad
5/15/03 2:33:28 PM
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New Sorry, but didn't you just say...
Steve Lowe writes:
I have very little depth perception as I don't see with stereoscopic vision ...
Followed by:
Perhaps someday I'll look into it deeper.
Uh, ehm...








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   [link|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode|Christian R. Conrad]
(I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.)
Your lies are of Microsoftian Scale and boring to boot. Your 'depression' may be the closest you ever come to recognizing truth: you have no 'inferiority complex', you are inferior - and something inside you recognizes this. - [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=71575|Ashton Brown]
Post #102,179
by Steve Lowe
5/16/03 12:18:36 AM
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New heh :) pun wasn't intentional, this time
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Steve
Post #102,129
by Ashton
5/15/03 3:09:59 PM
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New Same here
but I landed a Cessna! (Real pilot at my left, natch)

~ Amblyopia I think it is; when you crossed-eyes as a tad and.. adults didn't notice in time for an eye patch to work its magic. If that doesn't get fixed at a critical window.. almost certainly can't, later - or so I have always been told. But hey .. I/we learn "kinetic depth perception".. certainly worked for me on motorcycles.

Not a problem for GA, last I heard - but surely for commercial. Airplanes is Fun, and certainly less buggy than these &*%*($% machines.


Ashton Smilin Jack
Post #102,182
by Steve Lowe
5/16/03 12:43:04 AM
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New Yup, born that way.
I was born very cross-eyed. Had corrective surgery when I was just 2 years old, actually remember events of that day. Now, my left eye sees slighty higher and to the right of where my right eye does. Prismatic lenses in my glasses helped some, but that really bothered my peripheral vision
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Steve
     Took my first flying lesson today - (bbronson) - (22) - May 14, 2003, 05:08:59 PM EDT
         After I win the lottery - (jbrabeck) - (1) - May 14, 2003, 05:14:50 PM EDT
             I decided to split the difference - (bbronson) - May 14, 2003, 05:33:47 PM EDT
         Nice - (deSitter) - May 14, 2003, 05:27:12 PM EDT
         I will not be taking flying lessons. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - May 14, 2003, 06:46:57 PM EDT
             I can't swim OR fly, so what the heck - (bbronson) - May 15, 2003, 08:44:57 AM EDT
         Envy! - (Steve Lowe) - (4) - May 14, 2003, 10:43:45 PM EDT
             Sorry, but didn't you just say... - (CRConrad) - (1) - May 15, 2003, 02:33:28 PM EDT
                 heh :) pun wasn't intentional, this time -NT - (Steve Lowe) - May 16, 2003, 12:18:36 AM EDT
             Same here - (Ashton) - (1) - May 15, 2003, 03:09:59 PM EDT
                 Yup, born that way. - (Steve Lowe) - May 16, 2003, 12:43:04 AM EDT
         Best of luck & all good fortune to you - (dmarker) - (5) - May 15, 2003, 08:03:41 AM EDT
             Funny, I started thinking that as I was overcorrecting - (bbronson) - (4) - May 15, 2003, 08:36:28 AM EDT
                 What the situ re min hours prior solo ? - (dmarker) - (3) - May 15, 2003, 11:49:45 PM EDT
                     Don't have my 'bible' with me - (bbronson) - (1) - May 16, 2003, 08:18:44 AM EDT
                         Tail draggers scared the bejabbers out of me eva since ... - (dmarker) - May 18, 2003, 06:53:28 AM EDT
                     My 2. - (mmoffitt) - May 19, 2003, 11:24:14 AM EDT
         ICLRPD (new thread) - (drewk) - May 15, 2003, 09:11:49 AM EDT
         THAT IS GREAT! - (mmoffitt) - (4) - May 15, 2003, 05:27:41 PM EDT
             Thanks (and NEVER; taildraggers RULE dood!) ;-) - (bbronson) - (3) - May 16, 2003, 08:26:43 AM EDT
                 C172A - (mmoffitt) - (2) - May 16, 2003, 02:25:25 PM EDT
                     That's a good airplane - (bbronson) - (1) - May 16, 2003, 03:14:30 PM EDT
                         You'll want your instrument rating. - (mmoffitt) - May 17, 2003, 03:06:13 PM EDT

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