Spatial disorientation (SD) is a critical issue in aviation that can lead to serious accidents and incidents. It occurs when a pilot's perception of their position, motion, or orientation in space ...

Del Pizzo experienced what aviation experts refer to as spatial disorientation. "With no visible reference to the horizon or ground, and unsure of which flight instruments he could trust ...

Explore the intense multitasking required to fly military helicopters and the rigorous training U.S. pilots undergo ...

What stood out to Rainen was that the military’s Black Hawk helicopter was at the altitude of American Airlines flight 5342 ...

As accidents skyrocketed, the Army paused flight operations to hold an "aviation safety stand up" last April, aiming to up ...

“First, the weather was pretty poor from a visibility standpoint, and there have been business jet crashes where, on takeoff, the pilots got spatial disorientation and lost control of the airplan ...

A day after the tragedy, transportation officials warned the crash site of a Jet Rescue Air Ambulance in Northeast Philadelphia could remain an active scene for days or even weeks.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet killing three soldiers, 60 passengers and four ...

Gen. Walter Rugen, director of Army aviation, told reporters last year that “spatial disorientation” was a trend in the spike in accidents. Rugen said training must reinforce that pilots know ...

The handbook recommends pilots experiencing spatial disorientation rely on their instruments over visual information and transfer control to another pilot, since two people rarely experience these ...