Illusions

Question 1

Sloping runway

Answer 1

Think you are too high

Shallow landing and overshoot

Question 2

Runway on a cliff in IMC

Answer 2

Think you are too high
Shallow landing
Possible undershoot

Question 3

Down-sloping runway

Answer 3

Think you are too low
Steep aprch
Overshoot

Question 4

High terrain before the runway in IMC

Answer 4

Think you are too low
Steep aprch
Possible overshoot

Question 5

Wider than normal runway

Answer 5

Illusion of being too low
Pitch up
Steep approach
Overshoot

Question 6

Narrow runway

Answer 6

Think you are too high
Pitch down
Possible undershoot

Question 7

Haze

Answer 7

Runway looks further away
Pitch up
Steep approach
Possible overshoot

Question 8

Rain in daytime

Answer 8

Runway looks lower, too high, pitch down
Shallow approach
Undershoot

Speed
Feels further away, feels speed is too low, speed up

Question 9

Rain in nighttime

Answer 9

Runway looks lower, too high, pitch down
Shallow approach
Undershoot

Speed
Approach lights look bigger, runway feels closer, slow down

Question 10

Black hole effect

Answer 10

Runway is out in featureless terrain
Looks higher than it is
Pitch down
Shallow aprch and undershoot