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Originally Posted by rrat
Suppose AF447 crew experienced a similar somatogravic illusion, and the deceleration of the aircraft caused PF to "feel" a nose down sensation. It may help explain why PF was reluctant to believe his PFD.
- indeed it might, but do we not expect 'average' pilots to associate rapidly climbing altimeters (x3) with a loss of speed? The essence of ALL instrument training is to believe the instruments where they appear to be reliable and IGNORE 'somatogravic illusion'.