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