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Landing performance by low-time private pilots after the sudden loss of binocular vision - Cyclops IIStudy of low-time general aviation pilots, who, in a series of spot landings, were suddenly deprived of binocular vision by patching either eye on the downwind leg of a standard, closed traffic pattern. Data collected during these landings were compared with control data from landings flown with normal vision during the same flight. The sequence of patching and the mix of control and monocular landings were randomized to minimize the effect of learning. No decrease in performance was observed during landings with vision restricted to one eye, in fact, performance improved. This observation is reported at a high level of confidence (p less than 0.001). These findings confirm the previous work of Lewis and Krier and have important implications with regard to aeromedical certification standards.
Document ID
19740030780
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Lewis, C. E., Jr.
Swaroop, R.
Mcmurty, T. C.
(NASA Flight Research Center Edwards, Calif., United States)
Blakeley, W. R.
(New Mexico, University Albuquerque, N. Mex., United States)
Masters, R. L.
(Lovelace Foundation For Medical Education and Research Albuquerque, N. Mex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: Aerospace Medicine
Volume: 44
Subject Category
Biotechnology
Accession Number
74A13530
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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