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When learning instrument flying it is repeatedly drilled into you to ignore bodily sensations and feelings and only react to what instruments tell you about the situation. Some where this message seems to be lost. Whether it is AF447, QZ8501, or Rostov OD in all of these large scale pitch inputs are given without any reference to attitude display on PFD or HUD. In the present RoD case despite the PM's excellent support the PF continued to push and trim without checking the result on the attitude. Even the increasing speed should have triggered pitch up and not a pitch down reaction. It appears to be case where the pilot was overwhelmed and mentally incapacitated and the resulting control inputs were without any thought or rationale. The PM was monitoring and verbalizing everything wish he had taken over.
Last edited by vilas; 16th Dec 2019 at 06:07.