AVT 1241 Blind Flying Hazards
Provides pilots with an understanding of spatial disorientation, its causes and prevention and techniques for safe recovery. Two lab hours per week.
Prerequisites: DEV 0035
Course Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the human eye and inner ear and how they contribute to orientation in flight. Demonstrate actual disorientation experience in a formal lab setting (GAT-II).
- Demonstrate an understanding of situations that contribute to spatial disorientation, and how to avoid them. Demonstrate actual disorientation experience in a formal lab setting (GAT-II).
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize and deal with the effects of spatial disorientation. Demonstrate actual disorientation experience in a formal lab setting (GAT-II).
- Demonstrate an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of sensory organs, how they contribute to spatial disorientation, and the varying degrees of disorientation. Demonstrate actual disorientation experience in a formal lab setting (GAT-II).
Credit Hours: 1
- Lab: 2 hours
- Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering
- Department: Aviation Technology
- Repeatable Credit: No
- Offered Online: No
Not currently offered this term