Visual illusions can greatly affect your ability to fly safely. Here is what every pilot should be ready to deal with...
1) Offer of the runway
A narrower runway can usually create an illusion that the plane is higher than it is already, which leads to a decrease in approach. A broader runway can create an illusion that the plane is less than it is, which leads to a higher approach.
2) The ramp of the runway and terrain
An illusion of the semicolon can create an illusion that the plane is less than it is already, which leads to a higher approach. The ligament runway can create an illusion that the plane is higher than it is already, which leads to a lower approach. The same applies to flying around the sloping terrain.
3) Unique terrain
Frying to the Overwateer approach or approach to dark areas creates the illusion that the plane is higher than it is already. A great example of this is the “black hole” approach, causing the pilots to fly with a less final approach than usual.
4) Water refraction
It can create rain on the delusional windshield that you fly at a higher height due to the horizon that appears less than it is. This can lead to two pilots less than usual on the final approach.
5) Fog
According to FAA, “Air fog can create an illusion of a greater distance and height than the runway. As a result, the pilot will have a mile until it is low in the approach. On the contrary, it can give very clear air (clear bright conditions from a high airport on height) to give the pilot illusion of being or actually resulting from a high approach, which may lead to this.
The spread of light due to the water molecules can affect the windshield negatively on the perception of the depth. The lights and terrain that you usually use to judge the height above the runway during the landing are less effective.
6) Fog
Pilots who unintentionally enter fog or that the cloud may feel that they have suddenly installed. Pilots who do not know this illusion may suddenly descend the approach. Trust your tools!
7) Earth lighting
Long straight lights may look like something like a road like a lower lighting conditions. The bright runway lamps may create illusion that you are closer to the runway than you are. When this happens, the pilots fly up the approach and glow.
8) flat light
It is an ordinary winter day in the United States of America, with snow -covered fields and a cloudy sky. It is not foggy at all; In fact, the vision is completely clear with more than 50 miles. You fly a short trip across the country to visit relatives for holidays. Without realizing this, you are closer to the ground below, even suddenly, your plane affects a snow -covered field quickly.
The dangerous nature of the flat light is the real danger. Thinking that they can see the Earth, VFR pilots tend to rely on external signals to the position of the judge. Usually, this is completely safe when flying VFR. But with the visual references slowly, the distinction between the earth, the horizon and the sky is unclear.
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