What is spiral dive?
What is spiral dive? A spiral dive is a steep descending turn with the aircraft in an excessively nose-down attitude and with the airspeed increasing rapidly.
What is Dutch roll in aviation?
Dutch roll is a type of aircraft motion consisting of an out-of-phase combination of tail-wagging (yaw) and rocking from side to side (roll).
What is it called when a pilot gets disoriented?
spatial disorientation, the inability of a person to determine his true body position, motion, and altitude relative to the earth or his surroundings. Both airplane pilots and underwater divers encounter the phenomenon.
How pilots end up in a death spiral?
A graveyard spiral typically takes place when a pilot becomes disorientated or has little to no visual horizon reference, so it makes sense that these types of accidents are most common on dark nights and when flying in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC).