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- From: howland@noc.arc.nasa.gov (Curtis Howland)
- Subject: "Situational Awareness"
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.112218.19762@news.arc.nasa.gov>
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- References: <1992Nov19.200105.12133@megatek.com> <BxzJwI.AB@news.iastate.edu> <1992Nov20.175637.19602@megatek.com> <By1DKv.JLo@news.iastate.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 11:22:18 GMT
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- In article <By1DKv.JLo@news.iastate.edu>, tomes@iastate.edu () writes:
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- |> The effect you are referring to is known to the rest of the world as
- |> "Situational Awareness" and describes the conceptual understanding of the
- |> environment necesssary to perfom a specific function, in the case of a
- |> fighter pilot or helicopter pilot the threat scenario and tactical
- |> situation. In the case of a motorcyclist, it is the possible hazards and
- |> riding environment.
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- Funny, I don't see any difference at all, save I can't
- shoot back without taking my hand off the bars.
-
- Just as well, as I would have killed a few cagers (in self-
- defense, of course.)
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- ---
- Curt Howland "Ace" DoD#0663 EFF#538
- howland@nsipo.nasa.gov '82 V45 Sabre
- Don't bother arguing with drunks or zealots
- they're not listening to anyone but themselves.
-