Cognitive VMC --> IMC Transition Happens

STABILITY ENGINEERING – Volume 9 www.manhattanproject20.com 1 117-192-C Cognitive VMC → IMC Transition When an Autonomous Agent Loses the Cognitive Horizon Introduction — The Dangerous Transition • A pilot flying under clear visual conditions can continuously orient the aircraft against the outside world. The natural horizon, terrain, lights and other visual cues provide powerful external reference. • Then the aircraft enters cloud. • The airplane may remain perfectly healthy. The engines have not failed.