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An aircraft is approaching a runway over continuously rising terrain. What illusion should the pilot expect?

  • A

    Empty field myopia.

  • B

    Size constancy.

  • C

    False horizon.

  • D
    Autokinesis.

Refer to figure.
FALSE HORIZON
When flying over a flat surface, pilots are easily tempted to assume that these surfaces are horizontal and they tend to adjust the attitude of the aircraft to this perceived horizon.

When flying over rising terrain or a banked cloud, this may cause them to constantly climb or descend.

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