Flightfax; Army Aviation Risk-Management Information. Volume 25, Number 7, April 1997. Spatial Disorientation

Abstract

Basic to any discussion of spatial-disorientation controls is recognizing that there are two types of SD. The challenge of Type 1 SD is to find a way to apply controls (the appropriate course of action) when you are unaware that you are in an SD situation. The challenge of Type 2 SD is to apply the right controls to the specific SD situation. Identifying appropriate controls for both types of SD was an issue at last fall's Tri-Service Spatial Disorientation in Rotary Wing Operations Conference held at Fort Rucker. This conference produced control proposals in four major categories: (1) education, (2) training, (3) research, and (4) equipment. What follows is a discussion of these proposals, modified slightly to include input from the Aviation Leaders' Training Conference and the Aviation Brigade Safety Officer Conference held in January 1997 and input from standardization pilots and human factors experts at Fort Rucker.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA323538

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  • United States Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center

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  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aircraft
  • Aviation Personnel
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight Crews
  • Ground Proximity Warning Systems
  • Military Aircraft
  • Pilots
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Warning Systems

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  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense