Transcription of Spatial Disorientation - FAASafety.gov
{{id}} {{{paragraph}}}
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.
Spatial disorientation is the mistaken perception of one’s position and motion relative to the earth. Any condition that deprives the pilot of natural, visual refer-ences to maintain orientation, such as clouds, fog, haze, darkness, terrain or sky backgrounds with indis-
Domain:
Source:
Link to this page:
Please notify us if you found a problem with this document:
{{id}} {{{paragraph}}}