Pilots flying in storms or in darkness can quickly become disoriented and deceived by their senses. Without visibility, they can be flying in tight circles while their senses assure them that they are flying straight ahead. The pilots' bodies are telling them one thing, and their instruments are telling them something completely different. To keep flying safely, pilots have to deny their senses and choose to rely on what the instruments are telling them.

There have been days recently that I ...

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