Welshman
senior member
In any situation where you don't have external reference points you can become disoriented. This is where a bubble comes in handy! It's the same whether you are flying or diving except that it is much more common when flying - at least in this country when the weather is frequently bad. If you are flying in a positive G state with no external reference points e.g. in cloud, then you will have no idea whether you are flying level or banked over - hence the need to trust your instruments absolutely.
Inexperience coupled with the failure to observe this fundamental lesson was unfortunately what killed John Kennedy Jr, his wife and passenger some 3 or 4 years ago.
I'm told that it is easy to become disoriented inside a wreck - hence the dictum that you should never enter a wreck unless you have been properly trained.
Inexperience coupled with the failure to observe this fundamental lesson was unfortunately what killed John Kennedy Jr, his wife and passenger some 3 or 4 years ago.
I'm told that it is easy to become disoriented inside a wreck - hence the dictum that you should never enter a wreck unless you have been properly trained.