Describe night and high-altitude operations.

Description should include the following:

  • Visual factors that contribute to flying performance include good depth perception for safe landings, good visual acuity to identify terrain features and obstacles in the flightpath, and good color vision.
  • Although vision is the most accurate and reliable sense, visual cues can be misleading, contributing to incidents occurring within the flight environment.

PLT220

Process/Skill Questions:

  • What visual factors contribute to flying performance?