Aviation Illusions Latest Update Graded A+

Aviation Illusions Latest Update Graded A+ The leans Sudden return to level flight after a long, gradual and unnoticed turn The feeling that the airplane is banking in the opposite direction when in straight and leven flight Coriolis illusion When a pilot is in a long turn and turns his head, leading his ear fluid to flow into a different canal Feeling that the airplane is performing a maneuver it isn't; avoid by not moving your head too much when you fly Graveyard Spiral When a pilot is in a prolonged, constant rate turn, he feels as if he is no longer turning Gives the impression that you are in level or descending flight when you are actually turning; can lead to increased control inputs and loss of control of the aircraft Somatogravic illusion Rapid acceleration or deceleration Gives the feeling of having a nose up attitude, or nose down attitude with deceleration. Inverse Illusion Sudden leveling out from a climb Gives the illusion of tumbling backwards; can lead the pilot to drop the nose Elevator illusion Abrupt upward, vertical acceleration Gives the illusion that you are climbing False Horizon Clouds, lights, etc., give you the feeling that something is the horizon that isn't Flying with the wrong horizon Autokinesis Staring at a stationery light for a long period of time at night Light appears to move if you look at it for too long Runway width illusion Narrow runway Makes you feel like you are approaching it high Runway terrain slope illusion Up or down sloping runway Makes it seem like you are at higher altitude (up sloping) or lower altitude (down sloping) Featureless Terrain illusion Absence of ground features Makes it look like you are at a higher altitude Water refraction Illusion Rain on the windshield