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?

  1. The false horizon illusion, a form of spatial disorientation
  2. The Coriolis illusion caused by rapid head movement
  3. The leans illusion caused by prolonged undetected bank
  4. The black-hole approach illusion caused by featureless terrain

Answer: A — The false horizon illusion, a form of spatial disorientation

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