Forthac t1_j2k54rt wrote
This sounds a lot like Somatogravic and Somatogyral Illusions.
> When sensory stimulation from the angular motion of the head and of the aircraft occur simultaneously in two different planes - for example interrupting looking ahead to look up to an overhead panel whilst the aircraft is also in angular motion.
CaptLakeEffect t1_j2la30r wrote
Yep, those illusions have killed a lot of pilots driving the plane down into the ground thinking they were about to stall or vice versa. Move your head quickly after rotating on a 0/0 takeoff and take your eyes off the gauges and you’ll bet your life on the wrong direction of travel of where the plane is going.
PresentationJumpy101 t1_j2qfkft wrote
Amazon prime 767 crash excellent example, on video too.
The approach was stable but the FO sensed a stall and pushed the nose down into the Everglades
singularineet t1_j2nopxn wrote
Came to post this. It is a well known and studied phenomenon. There's even a Bayesian explanation, from like fifteen years ago.
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