Crosswind Field notes · Issue 47
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Cover Feature · Instrument 02

The Horizon Problem

Every pilot learns to trust the little orange wings before they trust their inner ear. We spent a season in a Level D simulator watching four hundred hours of unusual-attitude recoveries to find out exactly when that trust breaks — and what a better instrument would have to look like.

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  • Attitude
  • Human factors
  • Simulator
Author
M. Ferreira
Words
6,140
Filed
KPDX · 14 JUL
Status
Published
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Issue 47 production checklist

Issue 47 · Pre-Flight Checklist
ItemOwnerRefAction
Cover feature — final readM. Ferreira47-A-001Complete
Attitude illustration platesK. Osei47-A-014Set
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