Posted for "Mark Ravinski" <mjrav@comcast.net>:

 This is pretty freaky Marv.  Maybe something for the list.
 
 Subject: FW: Motion-Induced Blindness
 
 
 
  Very interesting exercise ... try it.
 
   
 
 
  Motion-Induced Blindness
 
 
    This is a great illustration of what we were taught about scanning
  outside the cockpit when I went through training back in the '50s. We
  were told to scan the horizon for a short distance, stop momentarily,
  and repeat the process. I can remember being told why this was the most
  effective technique to locate other aircraft. It was emphasized
  repeatedly to not fix your gaze for more than a couple of seconds on
  any single object. The instructors, some of whom were WWII veterans
  with years of experience, instructed us to continually "keep our eyes
  moving and our head on a swivel" because this was the best way to
  survive, not only in combat, but from peacetime hazards (like a midair
  collision) as well.
  We basically had to take the advice on faith (until we could experience
  for ourselves) because the technology to demonstrate it didn't exist at
  that time. Click on the link below for a demonstration ...
   
 
 
  http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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