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230 Visual Illusions and Map Errors in a Cessna C208 Crash + GA News

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Summary 230 Max talks about the crash in April 2022 of a Cessna 208 Caravan in Burley, Idaho. The weather included light snow and mist, and Max talks about the visual illusion when pilots are flying in mist or fog that causes them to pitch down. Max also flew the instrument approach into Burley in a flight training device and noted an error on the moving map that may have led the pilot to descend early.

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Mentioned in the Show Kathryn's Report: Cessna 208 Crash Burley, ID RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 approach at Burley, IDVisual Illusions - FlightSafety.org Visual illusion in fog, Spicejet heavy landing saga Airplane Flying Handbook free PDF