Upcoming pilot, help?

Question

how many of you pilots have "experience spatial disorientation."

I wanna be a pilot and this is really scaring me because i hear every pilots goes through this at some point.

Some pilots will suffer the illusion that they are sitting on the wing of their aircraft watching themselves in the cockpit (experience spatial disorientation)

Answer 1

That's hallucinations, not spatial disorientation.

It occurs when your middle ear is telling you one thing, but the instruments are telling you something else.  It occurs primarily in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC); but actually may happen ANYTIME one can't see the horizon during either violent, or sustained (i.e. orbiting) maneuvers.  

The solution's simple: TRUST YOUR INSTRUMENTS.

Answer 2

that is ridicules, that would be tripping not spatial disorientation.  This is caused by the fluid in your inner ear getting confused with what your vision is telling you. It really only happens when you are in IMC, which is flying in the clouds. You will go through training to prevent this and practice will help to avoid it from happening.  You will be fine.  In addition you will start with your private pilots license and you are not allowed to fly in the clouds until you get your instrument endorsement.

Answer 3

Vertigo is the spatial disorientation that pilots feel sometimes.

Answer 4

No please. You don't wanna be a pilot. Jeez.

Answer 5

this my friend is a crock of bull.........where ever you heard this   ...................send me the  proof of this happening  and i will disprove it

Answer 6

Hey...pass that thing back here.

Great!  Now I got a seed hole in my shirt....WHO cleaned this stuff?