Re: Terminology and Site Definitions

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Peter,

Respectfully. I disagree with Massimo. It can very easily be equidistant.  For instance, any point 10 meters above the ocean is equidistant from the center of the earth.  The plane flying a constant 1.5 meters from the ground (ocean) is always equidistant from the center of the earth.

 

None the less, I accept what you have changed it to.

 

Paul Walker
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter G" <peterd...@bluewin.ch>
To: "F2B Group" <f2b-...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 5:17:21 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: Terminology and Site Definitions


Dear Paul

Following a bit of discussion with Massimo Semoli during the recent
Lugo (Italy) contest I have learned that, as Massimo puts it,: "A
plane, like the flying circle plane, cannot be equidistant from a
point (the centre of the earth). This is a geometrically incorrect
statement since a plane can be equidistant only from another plane or
from a line." From this, I believe we could safely carry on with the
suggested definitions of:

Flight hemisphere: Means a half globe shape whose base is level above
the ground.

Base: Means the base of the flight hemisphere. This lies at a height
of 1.5m above the center of the flight circle.

Level: Means at right angles to the direction aligned with the
direction of the force of gravity, as materialised with a plumb line.

Kind regards, Peter







On 31 Aug, 02:43, go_st...@comcast.net wrote:
> I agree with the "Appendix" and the "Site".
>
> On the "Terminology", under Flight hemisphere, I would change "level above the ground" to "equidistant from the center of the earth".
>
> Paul Walker
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Germann" <peterdgerm...@bluewin.ch>
> To: f2b-...@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 5:01:54 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: Terminology and Site Definitions
>
> Dear members of the F2B Group
>
> To match the tight deadlines I need to submit the F2B proposals we are working on to the F2 Sub-Commitee in very near future. For technical reasons I plan to submit the first three proposals: (Check: “Files” on Google)
>
> Terminology, Draft 3
> Appendix III, Draft 3
> Site, Draft 3  on
>
> As soon as practicable and in order to do so in the name of the F2B Working Group I need your approval to go ahead (or your suggestion not to do so or your comment on what and how to change)
>
> Please raise you voice now, I look forward to hear from you.
>
> Peter Germann
>
> F2B Working Group Coordinator