What visual information can a pilot use to land a plane? What misperceptions can occur and how can they lead to crashes?  What is the Black Hole Illusion?

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Articles:

Aviation Visual Perception: Research, Misperception & Mishaps

Optic flow and visual analysis of the base-to-final turn

Visual judgments in motion

A psychophysical contribution to air safety: Simulator studies of visual illusions in night visual approaches

Active regulation of altitude as a function of optical texture

Perception and control of altitude: Splay and depression angles

The effects of pictorial detail on the timing of the landing flare: Results of a visual simulation experiment

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http://perceptionaction.com/

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Persephone’s Bees – Paper Plane

Calexico - Fractured Air

Obits – No Fly List

Urinals – Black Hole

Nude Beach – Hit by a Hurricane

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