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Rotorcraft engineering

the use of the time-to-closure variable tau and its rate to explain how pilots guide stopping, turning and pull-up maneuvers.

In rotorcraft engineering, tau guidance refers to the use of the time-to-closure variable tau and its rate to explain how pilots guide stopping, turning and pull-up maneuvers. This meaning comes from Padfield (2003) in Journal of the American Helicopter Society.[1]

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References

Padfield, G. D., Lee, D. N., & Bradley, R. (2003). How Do Helicopter Pilots Know When to Stop, Turn or Pull Up? (Developing Guidelines for Vision Aids). Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 48(2), 108. https://doi.org/10.4050/jahs.48.108

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