U.S. NAVY NAVAL AVIATOR TRAINING FILM DISORIENTATION CRASHES PILOT CARTOON XD31504b

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Dating to 1946, this black and white animated U.S. Navy pilot training film “Disorientation Crashes“ emphasizes the importance of avoiding unnecessary low-level flight during solos. The cartoon follows a naval aviator named “Full Panel“ Morton and provides a lesson about disorientation and the importance of using instruments in low visibility flight. The cartoon shows Morton's early experiences with losing visual contact, including as a Boy Scout in a snow storm (1:00). At (1:29), on a night flight, Morton almost collides with a neon sign after becoming disoriented. At 2:30, Morton is again disoriented while flying at night in turbulent conditions. At 3:00, he's in a spin, tries hard to level out, but relies on his inner ear instead of his instruments. He ends up in a crash and the hospital. When he recovers he spends time in a LINK trainer and lectures his collea