"Bill Denton" wrote in message
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Please enlighten me...

What can happen in five seconds?

That's about as much time as any decent instructor needs to put the plane
into an unusual attitude during instrument flight training. You never know
when you're going to fly through some wind shear that would do the same
thing.

In any case, the idea that a pilot should close their eyes during flight is
just silly, especially when there's nothing useful to be gained from it.

Pete