Motion induced blindness

[kyleservicetech]

Take a look at this video! It's quite interesting, when the outside dots disappear out of your vision. Just look directly at the outside dots, they DON'T disappear!

http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html

[paxskipper]

So does this represent a problem while flying?
Is there a potential problem associated with fields that allow multiple planes to fly at the same time?

[kyleservicetech]

Originally Posted by paxskipper

So does this represent a problem while flying?
Is there a potential problem associated with fields that allow multiple planes to fly at the same time?

Good question.
Some of my club members don't like to fly their giant scale models when I'm flying mine. They've indicated they can't hear my model flying, and as a result, don't know where it is.

I can sure hear theirs though!

Don't think it is a good idea to take your eyes off your model, and look for others flying near by though. It's to easy to loose tract of your own model, or worse, return to the WRONG model and continue flying. I did that myself some 25 years ago, nearly lost a 10 foot sailplane.

[stuart]

where do i send my money..............must send money now...money must go...........must send

[stuart]

your getting very sleepy...sleepy,your eyes are very heavy,sleep...sleep...deep sleep.


good,now pack up all your rc stuff and pm me for the adress to send it to,do it now. when you have done this you'll awake and feel very pis.ed off.sorry about that.

[CNY_Dave]

I think the main lesson is scanning is much better than staring!

[CrimzonRider]

ummmmm.....I must have wierd eyes...lol....they don't disappear for me?, but while reading text, the center one does! .....I even slowed it, speed it up, changed colors?? dunno.... pretty interesting though.

cr

and yeah a lil dizzy....

[firemanbill]

while taking my full scale flying lessons that is one of the big things, scanning. We constantly look at different sections of the sky in a pattern to keep from staring and getting that tunnel vision effect.

Amazing what you see and don't see by not doing it.

[crash_out]

I guess it's kind of like target fixation...you concentrate so hard on looking at one object you lose the ability to notice things outside of your "tunnel."

That's how that other zombie gets you when you're trying to pop that particular one in the head...

And how little old ladies mow down bike riders without even knowing they're there.

Like Bill said, on the bikes I try constantly scanning side to side, mirror to mirror...it gets difficult on long interstate runs because you'll begin to drop your awareness and concentrate on straight ahead....

[drummaker]

Originally Posted by kyleservicetech

Take a look at this video! It's quite interesting, when the outside dots disappear out of your vision. Just look directly at the outside dots, they DON'T disappear!

http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html

Wow

[CNY_Dave]