Flying an aircraft is a visual task, with up to 90% of the necessary information gathered through the pilot's eyes, explains Captain Matt Gray in this Guest Commentary.
“The sight and sound of a Supermarine Spitfire performing a loop and a victory roll against a blue sky over the South Downs of Sussex always makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand out.”
Naveed Kapadia, Founder and Director of aviation business and management consultancy INQUISITIF, examines the challenge of extended absence from the cockpit.