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Safety Advisor: Spatial Disorientation
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Abstract
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Safety advisor on the perceptual illusions that cause spatial disorientation: the leans, graveyard spiral, somatogravic and somatogyral illusions, false horizon, and Coriolis. Discusses the 178-second outcome of VFR-into-IMC encounters and recovery techniques.
Author
- AOPA Air Safety Institute AOPA Foundation
Keywords
- spatial disorientation
- illusions
- VFR into IMC
- human factors
Citation: AOPA Air Safety Institute (2022). Safety Advisor: Spatial Disorientation. AOPA Air Safety Institute. AOPA Air Safety Institute ID sa-spatial-d. https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/air-safety-institute/safety-spotlights ↗