Originally Posted by USMCFLYR

We were taught in the military that perception was key because some people often complained, or even made claims of damage against the govt, on some of the low level routes that we fly regularly.

In my current job we do some maneuvers that have us flying very low and/or near obstacles. A year ago I was flying certain maneuvers near KDAL/KADS which I was worried was going to have us on the 5 o'clock news!

Perception is powerful.