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haze, etc.) the illusions predominate. Only through
awareness
of
these illusions, and proficiency
in
instrument flight procedures, can an airplane
be
operated safety
in
a low visibility environment.
Aying
in
fog, dense haze or dust, cloud banks, or
very low visibility, with strobe lights or rotating
beacons turned on can contribute to vertigo. They
should be turned off
in
these conditions, particularly
at night.
All
.
pi
lots should check the weather and use good
judgment
in
planning
flights.
The
VFR
pilot
should
use
extra
caution
in
avoiding
low
visibility
conditions.
Motion sickness often precedes
or
accompanies
. disorientation and may further jeopardize the flight.
Disorientation
in
low visibility conditions is not
limited to
VFR pilots. Although
IFR
pilots
are
trained
to
look
at
their
instruments to gain an
artificial visual reference as a replacement for the
loss
of
a visual horizon, they do not always do so.
This can happen when the pilot's physical condition
will
not
permit
him
to
concentrate
on
his
instruments; when the pilot
is
not proficient
in
flying
instrument conditions
in
the airplane he
is
flying; or,
when the pilot's work load of flying by reference to
10-36
March, 1981
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