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Old 03-01-2008, 02:32 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Yariv View Post
I don't speak portugese but apparently a direct view window is the window where you can directly view your 9 and 3 o'clock. and yes we have two different procedures, and yes you're reading too much! the whole idea of cfit is that you may not be where you think you are (i.e. american 757 in cali) so if in doubt go to 25*. but if in IAH for example (no mountains for hundreds of miles) 10* would do. luckily the book does clarify that in mountainous terrain "with or without radar control" go to 25*, so at least you dont' have to ask the sim instructor if you're in radar control... another example of the book having too many words.

Well, I don't speek portugese either, and I am not really sure what that has to do with a direct view window. So the direct view window is so you can directly view your 3 and 9 o'clock, That's pretty inutitive........ let me guess, that's out of Vol 2
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