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January 17th 08, 11:56 AM
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Dizziness disorientation
On Jan 17, 8:57 am, Airbus wrote:
Disorientation can be accompanied by coriolis effect, or not. When you lose visual reference to the horizon, and your physical sensations give you misleading information about your situation, this is disorientation. "Coriolis" when used in Aviation refers to the earth's rotational affect on air masses: http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/B...riolisFAQ.html A good discussion on "dizziness": http://www.med.umn.edu/otol/library/dizzines.htm Dan 
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