Practice question
Which perceptual illusion can cause a pilot at night or in IMC to confuse a sloping cloud layer or a line of ground lights with the true horizon?
- The false horizon illusion, a form of spatial disorientation
- The Coriolis illusion caused by rapid head movement
- The leans illusion caused by prolonged undetected bank
- The black-hole approach illusion caused by featureless terrain
Answer: A — The false horizon illusion, a form of spatial disorientation
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