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Spatial Disorientation - FAASafety.gov
Spatial DisorientationConfusion that KillsAOPA Air Safety FoundationSAFETY ADVISORP hysiology No. 1 Pilots deprived ofvisual referenceswhile flying canquickly lose controlof the aircraft and succumb to one ofgeneral aviation sbiggest deprived ofvisual referenceswhile flying canquickly lose controlof the aircraft and succumb to one ofgeneral aviation sbiggest Side UpWe humans are VFR-only creatures. The senses we useto maintain our balance and know which end is up are completely unreliable when our bodies are inmotion without visual reference to the world aroundus. Pilots deprived of visual references while flying canquickly lose control of the aircraft and succumb to oneof general aviation s killers: Spatial Disorientation : What Is It? Spatial Disorientation is the mistaken perception ofone s position and motion relative to the earth. Anycondition that deprives the pilot of natural, visual refer-ences to maintain orientation, such as clouds, fog,haze, darkness, terrain or sky backgrounds with indis-tinct contrast (such as arctic whiteout or clear, moon-less skies over water) can rapidly cause Spatial disorien-tation.
identify conditions such as an overspeeding propeller, air rushing against the airframe, or an engine suddenly ... reference is a cloud formation, it can be confused with the horizon or the ground. A sloping cloud deck that ... Cessna 210 on a cross-country from Amarillo, Texas, to Washington, DC, contacted Washington ARTCC and ...
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