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When day is done and shadows fall, we miss the airport most of allBoth the effectiveness of pilot training and the safety of flight can be influenced by the distribution of texture in the visual scene, the distance to which the eyes accommodate, and the associated shifts in the apparent size and distance of objects in central and peripheral vision. Studies reviewed and original results presented indicate that these factors are involved in various misjudgments and illusions experienced by pilots: (1) when searching for other airborne traffic or targets, (2) when making approaches to airports over water at night, (3) when breaking out of low clouds on a final approach to a landing by reference to head-up or head-down displays, and (4) when practicing simulated approaches and landings or air-to-surface weapon deliveries by reference to synthetically generated visual systems.
Document ID
19800034854
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Roscoe, S. N.
(New Mexico State University Las Cruces, N. Mex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Human Factors
Volume: 21
Subject Category
Behavioral Sciences
Accession Number
80A19024
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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