Tactile Cueing to Combat Spatial D

[Velocity173]

New system development by the Army.


http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-...e-flying-safer-for-pilots/9042466?pfmredir=sm

 

[mscard88]

Doesn't the AI do that already?

 

[Velocity173]

Doesn't the AI do that already?

Yeah, just get rid of the humans and you won't need fancy vibrating belts at all.

 

[nauga]

The Navy was experimenting with something like that back in the '90's. I don't remember the program name but some called it 'Magic Fingers'.

Nauga,
and LT Tickle Me Elmo, USN

 

[nauga]

Yeah, just get rid of the humans and you won't need fancy vibrating belts at all.

Is the Army using humans again?

Nauga,
and species-al disorientation

 

[Zeldman]

The Navy was experimenting with something like that back in the '90's. I don't remember the program name but some called it 'Magic Fingers'.

Nauga,
and LT Tickle Me Elmo, USN

Did it cost a quarter for 15 minutes..??

 

[Fearless Tower]

Doesn't the AI do that already?

AI's are great, but even focusing on the AI won't keep you from getting spatial-D in a helo.

Every single helo pilot I know has gotten spatial-D at some point flying IFR in the soup. I had one friend who used to tell a story of how he and his co-pilot had to keep passing control back and forth between each other on an approach because they were both getting disoriented.

 

[nauga]

AI's are great, but even focusing on the AI won't keep you from getting spatial-D in a helo.

It was funnier when I thought he was talking about artificial intelligence I'm with you on spatial-D in helos though.

Nauga,
watching houses go by sideways

 

[Velocity173]

While generally they vibrate more, I don't know of anything helo specific that would make one more prone to spatial D over fixed-wing. Probably have more cases of IIMC with helos because of the reduced weather mins though.

 

[nauga]

...I don't know of anything helo specific that would make one more prone to spatial D over fixed-wing...

My issue tended to be more related to the type of work we were doing. I know that in an airplane I can look down and write notes and check instrumentation and such and when I look up the trees and houses and clouds and stuff will still be moving mostly nose-to-tail. When I look up in a helo **** can be moving sideways. Tumbles my gyros every time.

Nauga,
lost in (lateral) translation

 

[35 AoA]

Anyone who has done any night and/or IMC formation flying has had it at some point in their career, fixed wing or not.