8 Aviation Visual Illusions Pilots Often Experience
Northstar VFR
APRIL 20, 2025
A narrow runway can cause the eyes to perceive the aircraft being too high on approach, so the pilot flies too low of approach. A wider than usual runway causes the pilot to believe they are too low, therefore flying too high of an approach. This results in the pilot flying too low of an approach.
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