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240 Common Illusions That Kill Pilots with Dr. Victor Vogel + GA News

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Summary 240 Max talks with Dr. Victor Vogel about Illusions that kill pilots: "The Leans," graveyard spiral, and Coriolis illusion. They create powerful sensations that pilots must ignore and instead rely on their instruments. He also talks about a mid-air collision at North Las Vegas Airport. A Piper JetProp flying left traffic to 30L overshot the runway and hit a plane landing on 30R.

News Stories

• Student pilot DUI
• Plane crashes after CFI takes controls without telling student
• CAA warns of hot VFR moving map devices failing
• Somerset aircraft draw the Queen using GPS illustration
• CFI doesn't listen when student says engine doesn't sound right
• NAFI To Host Conference For Flight Instructors
• Two Paralyzed Pilots Take to The Skies
• Cirrus unveils painting addition to Duluth facilities
• NTSB Report: Crashed Pot Plane was Using Wrong Tank
• Colombian, Brazilian fined almost $1 billion for drug trafficking
• Drug Dealing Pilot who Attempted to Hire a Hitman to Kill Associate Sentenced

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