{"id":209,"date":"2014-11-26T18:21:15","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T08:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=209"},"modified":"2016-10-17T13:26:41","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T03:26:41","slug":"visual-illusions","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/flying\/visual-illusions\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Illusions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-5982bcb0cebca354e6ee876e4a503882\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-5982bcb0cebca354e6ee876e4a503882 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-5982bcb0cebca354e6ee876e4a503882 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  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class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">What are the common Visual\u00a0Illusions that Pilots may experience?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Runway slope illusions<\/li>\n<li>Runway width illusions<\/li>\n<li>Autokinesis<\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric Illusions<\/li>\n<li>Empty Field Myopia<\/li>\n<li>Focal Traps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-97e18019e25a83302e1affbc93b0a653\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-97e18019e25a83302e1affbc93b0a653 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-97e18019e25a83302e1affbc93b0a653 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container 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id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><article  class='iconbox iconbox_left av-av_icon_box-a063983f684297a739d3362c4e1d4ae7  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue899' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Runway Perspective<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Upsloping Runway: \u00a0The runway may\u00a0look &#8220;high&#8221; and\u00a0the aircraft look higher than it really is. The pilot\u00a0may compensate with an approach that is too low.<\/li>\n<li>Downsloping Runway:\u00a0The runway\u00a0may\u00a0look &#8220;low&#8221;\u00a0and\u00a0the aircraft look\u00a0lower\u00a0than it really is. The pilot\u00a0may compensate with an approach that is too high.<\/li>\n<li>Narrow\u00a0Runway:\u00a0The runway\u00a0may\u00a0look &#8220;high&#8221;\u00a0and\u00a0the aircraft look higher than it really is. The pilot\u00a0may compensate with an approach that is too low.<\/li>\n<li>Wide Runway:\u00a0The runway\u00a0may\u00a0look &#8220;low&#8221;\u00a0and\u00a0the aircraft look higher than it really is. The pilot\u00a0may compensate with an approach that is too high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/section>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-dc1693b6661ceff3a872182417d3c223\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-dc1693b6661ceff3a872182417d3c223 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-dc1693b6661ceff3a872182417d3c223 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-dc1693b6661ceff3a872182417d3c223 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-186 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-186 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Night-Vision-in-Aviation.jpg\" alt='' title='Night Vision in Aviation'  height=\"283\" width=\"424\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Night-Vision-in-Aviation.jpg 424w, https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Night-Vision-in-Aviation-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><article  class='iconbox iconbox_left av-av_icon_box-d9c0538d9e92b8379ece9cac426f2894  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8b5' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Night Visual Illusions<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Autokinesis: Illusion of a stationery point of light that appears to be moving (eg. a Star looks like it is moving).<\/li>\n<li>Ground Light Confusion: A pilot may confuse the lights on the ground as a constellation of stars.<\/li>\n<li>Black Hole:\u00a0Occurs on a night approach over blackness (unlit area) to\u00a0an aerodrome that is lit up. Pilot may make an approach that is too low.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-61f8e2e17b83c444b37ac89e24b2add5\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-61f8e2e17b83c444b37ac89e24b2add5 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-61f8e2e17b83c444b37ac89e24b2add5 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-61f8e2e17b83c444b37ac89e24b2add5 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-61f8e2e17b83c444b37ac89e24b2add5 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 left-to-right avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='wp-image-176 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-176 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Orientation-in-Aviation-1.jpg\" alt='' title='Motion Sickness'  height=\"283\" width=\"424\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Orientation-in-Aviation-1.jpg 424w, https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Orientation-in-Aviation-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><article  class='iconbox iconbox_left av-av_icon_box-4fb59636455d7c1d76f20a6dccf2da0e  avia-builder-el-16  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8b2' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Atmospheric Illusions<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Atmospheric Illusions occur when light is refracted by dust, snow or haze. The particles refract light so that there is an illusion of greater distance or depth. Rain on the window causes a similar effect, although runway lights may cause the opposite effect with the appearance that the runway is closer than it really is.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-2a13907d95e358183485baddd14eb6bb\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-2a13907d95e358183485baddd14eb6bb img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-2a13907d95e358183485baddd14eb6bb .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-2a13907d95e358183485baddd14eb6bb .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-2a13907d95e358183485baddd14eb6bb av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 left-to-right avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-18  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='wp-image-124 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-124 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pilot-aviation-medical-e1408402163688.jpg\" alt='' title='Aviation medicals brisbane'  height=\"472\" width=\"1600\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pilot-aviation-medical-e1408402163688.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pilot-aviation-medical-e1408402163688-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pilot-aviation-medical-e1408402163688-1030x303.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pilot-aviation-medical-e1408402163688-1500x442.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pilot-aviation-medical-e1408402163688-705x207.jpg 705w, https:\/\/aviation-medical.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pilot-aviation-medical-e1408402163688-450x132.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><article  class='iconbox iconbox_left av-av_icon_box-e75773aca252635b2c3ad075fe3fcd66  avia-builder-el-20  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue858' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Empty Field Myopia &amp; Focal Traps<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Empty Field Myopia describes the pilot experience of staring blankly into an empty sky, and missing a potential collision with another aircraft. The eye naturally focuses 1 to 2 metres in front.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Pilots are trained to overcome empty field myopia by performing a set visual scan for other aircraft and threats. The key element to the visual scan is a conscious effort to focus in the distance whilst performing the scan.<\/p>\n<p>Focal Traps describes the pilot experience of looking at\u00a0specks\u00a0on the windscreen &#8211; and not looking at distant objects. Overcome with a clean window where possible!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb av_one_full  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><p><div  class='hr av-av_hr-dcd2069817a0e3d34ae04cad8f3443c7 hr-default  avia-builder-el-24  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" 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