by FourthBase » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:25 am
<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>am starting to see a pattern here fourth,<br><br>now i'm not saying it means anything or contributes anything but to write it off so quickly and nonchalantly as you do, not good<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--> <br><br>STFU, thanks.<br><br>I didn't "write anything off" here.<br>I want proof that:<br>- the plane was in a certain area at a certain distance<br>- the area was off limits to that kind of aircraft<br><br>Sorry if you're allergic to the word "proof".<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>FB, 15 - 20K feet up is pretty high up in my book and your description would suggest you may have been flying over the outer harbor area nearabouts the Verranzano Bridge and/or north-eastern NJ.<br><br>The observed third plane was much, much lower than that and much closer in to Manhattan than was your flight.<br><br>It may be that flights above a certain altitude (like, say 15 - 20K) might be allowed to fly over parts of the otherwise restricted Manhattan area airspace, but that's not the elevation of the recorded third plane.<br><br>Regards.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--> <br><br>OK, so how does one determine the distance and height of the plane? Not only is the lens telescoped, but the camera is aimed at an upward angle. Assuming it's a commercial plane is there a way to deduce the distance and height by matching proportions? Does one need to know the exact magnification of the camera (e.g., 50X, 100X) and the exact height of the camera relative to WTC1? Can we estimate it? <p></p><i></i>