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ICAS HQ - Air Show Flying: Zero Error Margin (2010, 4Q)
Air Show Flying: Zero Error Margin (2010, 4Q)2011-01-26 12:26:56
The air show arena is a hostile environment. Controlling an aircraft in three dimensions very close to the ground at high closing speeds and high angular rates creates a high pilot workload which, when coupled with the human’s inability to accurately assess closure rates consistently, makes for a high risk of judgement error by the pilot. In air show flying, there is zero error margin. By Des Barker
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