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Re: [OM] speed limits, was My first photo of 2013 - Redneck Santa

Subject: Re: [OM] speed limits, was My first photo of 2013 - Redneck Santa
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:10:50 -0500
I don't think he's questioning *your* attitude... just advising you that 
you should always be aware of it from your attitude meter.  :-)

Chuck Norcutt


On 1/18/2013 7:13 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Are you questioning my attitude, buster?
>
> That aside, today is Friday, and therefore by convention yesterday was
> Thursday. So? Did you whizz around the skies of Lincolnshire?
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Barker [mailto:ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 18 January 2013 08:31
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] speed limits, was My first photo of 2013 - Redneck Santa
>
> Chuck
>
> You don't have to drive at the speed limit, of course.  In which case it's
> not a fine line.
>
> But I have always said that the motorist should monitor their speed, as part
> of a scan or workcycle, just as we are taught when we fly:
>
> Lookout, Attitude, Instruments.
>
> The Lookout and Attitude will be different for drivers, but not hugely so.
> There is no real excuse for not being aware of your speed, your fuel level,
> the state of the road ahead or your surroundings.
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 17 Jan 2013, at 20:18, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Umm... 10% at 70 mph is 7 mph which is more than 11 kph.  Just what I
>> said... 3 kph is a pretty fine line.  But that wasn't my point.  My
>> point was that one needs to spend an inordinate amount of time
>> monitoring your speed with such a narrow tolerance.  Time spent
>> closely monitoring the speedometer rather than the road is much more
>> dangerous than 4 or 5 kph over the limit.
>>
>
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