FLYERS USE HAND TO WARN OF MOVEMENTS (Oct, 1931)
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1931
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1931
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FLYERS USE HAND TO WARN OF MOVEMENTS
To warn other pilots of their movements, aviators at a Glendale, Calif., flying field use hand signals. Extending the hand diagonally upward means a right turn; straight out, a left turn; downward means the pilot will land. Above a girl student is seen learning the signals.
Wait, wait, wait… Hand Signals… no elektroniks involved? not even something steam driven?
I am disapointed
Comment by Roflcopter — February 6, 2008 @ 5:41 am
Does this precede or follow the use of the same hand signals by motorists?
Comment by Jerry — February 6, 2008 @ 9:13 am
I’m wondering that too. The article certainly makes it sound like it was a totally new idea… I’m also curious as to when planes would have routinely been flying close enough to each other for this to work and/or be important…
Comment by Jake of All Trades — February 6, 2008 @ 9:57 am
Waving to friends on the ground could cause a problem.
Comment by Slim — February 7, 2008 @ 9:10 am
Think they included giving the finger?
Comment by Stannous — February 7, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
Three signals, essentially pointing. How long will it take this “girl student” to learn them?
Might there be any aspects of piloting an aircraft that are a little more complex, and possibly even harder for a “girl student” to learn?
Comment by Repack Rider — February 8, 2008 @ 8:57 pm