My point, or perhaps better a question, is whether a pilot would ever expererience the "pitch up" illusion in a simulator.
In other words does the simulator ever deliberatly cause mismatch between instruments (aircraft) and the induced motion illusion (pilot/seat of pants).
If the answer is no then then the instinctive reaction would be even harder to avoid.
For the greatest part simulator motion systems cannot generate continuous G-loads and hence, no, a pilot would not be able to experience the same causal effects that are postulated to cause the "pitch-up" illusion in a simulator. This is a known limitation of conventional 6-DOF motion platforms. Any sustained-G maneuvers have to wash out to some kind of pitch or roll effect, which then cannot provide the same inner ear sensation, since you have already stolen that sense for an artificial purpose. Most of the time this works, but for this particular problem it doesn't.
This issue (amongst others) is what led to the development of the Desdemona simulator (joint venture by TNO and AMST of Holland and Austria respectively). This simulator is capable of generating continuous loads of 3G and was intended for spatial disorientation research including SI.
See:
Desdemona
- GY
