How did I do it?

I travelled the around the world today and ended up on the same spot I started. I did not go west-east, instead I went north-south. I was in a plane fitted with two gyroscopes, the gyroscopes only ever turned on its west-east axis. After take-off the planes AI remained level and its altitude was the same throughout the journey. How did I do it?

Anything you do on the Earth, FEers claim that you're doing it on the flat earth but don't realize it because everything that works on a round earth works on a flat earth.

Anything you do on the Earth, FEers claim that you're doing it on the flat earth but don't realize it because everything that works on a round earth works on a flat earth.

Exactly, a gyroscope works the same way on a RE as on a FE, however the results they provide on a RE are different than on a FE.

How often did you adjust the gyroscope?

From what I understand, they need fairly frequent adjustments to stay accurate.

How often did you adjust the gyroscope?

From what I understand, they need fairly frequent adjustments to stay accurate.

The point of a gyroscope is to not adjust it >_>. But for arguments sake I will go along with your argument. I had two gyroscopes, I only adjusted one at a time. (edited my initial post as well)

You didn't do it.

I travelled the around the world today and ended up on the same spot I started. I did not go west-east, instead I went north-south. I was in a plane fitted with two gyroscopes, the gyroscopes only ever turned on its west-east axis. After take-off the planes AI remained level and its altitude was the same throughout the journey. How did I do it?

cool story bro

proof pleasee

It's an amazing feat this guy did.  We should all applaud that he chose the perfect day when there were no winds anywhere on earth and he never had to adjust his course.

It's an amazing feat this guy did.  We should all applaud that he chose the perfect day when there were no winds anywhere on earth and he never had to adjust his course.

What do winds have to do with anything?

They move airplanes around.

Quote from: SupahLovah on June 29, 2010, 10:02:25 AM

How often did you adjust the gyroscope?

From what I understand, they need fairly frequent adjustments to stay accurate.

The point of a gyroscope is to not adjust it >_>. But for arguments sake I will go along with your argument. I had two gyroscopes, I only adjusted one at a time. (edited my initial post as well)

You must not understand how gyroscopes work, then. A perfect gyroscope would never need to adjusted, that's true.

It's an amazing feat this guy did.  We should all applaud that he chose the perfect day when there were no winds anywhere on earth and he never had to adjust his course.

And apparently he never had to land to refuel either.

Quote from: Mrs. Peach on June 29, 2010, 10:39:53 AM

It's an amazing feat this guy did.  We should all applaud that he chose the perfect day when there were no winds anywhere on earth and he never had to adjust his course.

And apparently he never had to land to refuel either.

he must be superman

Quote from: markjo on June 29, 2010, 12:23:01 PM

Quote from: Mrs. Peach on June 29, 2010, 10:39:53 AM

It's an amazing feat this guy did.  We should all applaud that he chose the perfect day when there were no winds anywhere on earth and he never had to adjust his course.

And apparently he never had to land to refuel either.

he must be superman

or an astronaut

or just a troll 

Oh wait, I forgot, wind will knock me of course so much that it won't even register on my gyroscopes, silly me. -.-  The point of the gyroscope is that I stay ON course and do not get blown aside or end up flying in circles around the "edge" of the world if a FE were to exsist. If a FE exsisted I would "fall off" the world since I am ploughing straight ahead. Yet I am here and made the full circle around the earth.

To the point of never landing to refuel: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.

As to the people shouting "Evidence!" I don't see the point of that, I just pulled off that feat, prove that it doesn't work like that :/. If you can show me, that by doing what I did I will not end up on the same spot as where I started, that is fine, but please do so instead of crying evidence....

Quote from: Mrs. Peach on June 29, 2010, 10:39:53 AM

It's an amazing feat this guy did.  We should all applaud that he chose the perfect day when there were no winds anywhere on earth and he never had to adjust his course.

And apparently he never had to land to refuel either.

Well, I do personally know one person who accomplished that particular feat although not north/south, but I don't think this is that person.

lol you are a very persistent troll

Oh wait, I forgot, wind will knock me of course so much that it won't even register on my gyroscopes, silly me. -.-  The point of the gyroscope is that I stay ON course and do not get blown aside or end up flying in circles around the "edge" of the world if a FE were to exsist. If a FE exsisted I would "fall off" the world since I am ploughing straight ahead. Yet I am here and made the full circle around the earth.

To the point of never landing to refuel: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.

As to the people shouting "Evidence!" I don't see the point of that, I just pulled off that feat, prove that it doesn't work like that :/. If you can show me, that by doing what I did I will not end up on the same spot as where I started, that is fine, but please do so instead of crying evidence....

And the precession problem?  You never had to adjust for that?

Oh I see, the moment I argue the way a FE'er does I am a troll, how convenient. You still have to show me how my plane is ending up in the same place though....

As you describe it, it didn't happen.

Will you elaborate on that or not? Because that is about as usefull as a RE'er saying "A FE does not exsist"

I already have.  Your gyroscopes that never have to realign aren't feasible. 

But I forgot, you're also the guy that personally laid the pacific cable, aren't you? 

I never said I never realigned them . If you had actually read the posts that came after my first one you would have seen that I elaborated on why I took two gyroscopes. Also resorting to argumentum ad hominem...was that really neccesary? You are trying to say I am wrong, do so in a mannered fashion please.

Again, precession?

It wasn't ad hominem unless you actually did make up the whole thing, now would it?

Again, precession?

It wasn't ad hominem unless you actually did make up the whole thing, now would it?

Your part about laying the paccific cable is an attempt at belitteling me, or am I misunderstanding it and are you trying to flirt with me?

Actually, I had you confused with your colleague, Ranger 3 (?), who claimed to have laid the cable.  I assume you are calling him 'little.'

They move airplanes around.

And so?

Actually, I had you confused with your colleague, Ranger 3 (?), who claimed to have laid the cable.  I assume you are calling him 'little.'

So you seem to be someone who jumps to conclusions and shoots their mouth of before reading :/. Else you would have seen that I am not the other person of whom you speak. The fact that your opinion of a statement, is based on who said it and not on what is being said further implies that you are attacking the person, not the argument.
I also don't see why it is neccesary to call him "your colleague". Do you always resort to such infantile ways of arguing?

Simply put: You either consider me a troll, in which case I don't see why you are "feeding the troll" or you simply disagree with what I said, in which case you should try and argue properly.

Your OP is "How did I do it?"  My argument is simply that you didn't.