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Spiral tendency in blind flying

Abstract

The flight path followed by an airplane which was being flown by a blindfolded pilot was observed and recorded. When the pilot attempted to make a straight-away flight there was a tendency to deviate from the straight path and to take up a spiral one.

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Carroll, Thomas, Mcavoy, William H. 1929-08-01. Spiral tendency in blind flying. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930081142

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