Spatial Disorientation Why You Shouldn't Fly By the Seat of Your Pants, Plus 500 free US military manuals and US Army field manuals when you sample this book

by U.S. Department of Transportation, Delene Kvasnicka, Federal Aviation Administration

Spatial Disorientation Why You Shouldn't Fly By the Seat of Your PantsTake a look at the sample for this book and for details about downloading 500 free US military manuals as a thank you for taking the time to look at our book.Spatial OrientationDefines our natural ability to maintain our body orientation and/or posturein relation to the surrounding environment (physical space) at rest andduring motion. Genetically speaking, humans are designed to maintain spatialorientation on the ground. The three-dimensional environment of flightis unfamiliar to the human body, creating sensory conflicts and illusions thatmake spatial orientation difficult, and sometimes impossible to achieve. Statistics show that between 5 to 10% of all general aviation accidents can beattributed to spatial disorientation, 90% of which are fatal.

18 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 27, 2011