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Old 11-11-2011, 03:15 PM   #10
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We are looking for 1000 ft. If you know the zoom, you can get distance to the camera.
Bullshit. You'd be making a guess, from a 2-dimensional photo.

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Make a guess at angle to the ground that would be close.
Guess number 2, based on zero reference points available in the photo.

Based on these two guesses, you're going to come up with something more accurate than Lee, who estimated one distance, in person, in 3-D.

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If it is real low to the ground it would be pretty obvious its not 1000 ft.
No shit. Too bad we didn't have someone there on the ground so we didn't have to make all these uneducated guesses from a photo!

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The guy could easily lose his license over just this incident. So if you are going to do it to this guy, get good evidence that he is actually fucking up.
Like a photo of the tail number and complaints from numerous neighbors?

Good grief man, if you came across any more empty-headed in this thread I'd swear you could fail a CT scan.
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