Thanks Derfred, no I don't use a HUD, so, the question is, on a go round, if you are using a HUD, climbing into an overcast at night with your landing lights on, will you not be distracted by the "cloud rush" as you enter the cloud?
A HUD is designed to allow you to aquire visual cues while still scanning the display, please indulge me and tell me what visual cues you would be looking for in a go round, and how you would avoid this distraction when climbing into the overcast with your lights on?
I would think that the impression of a false pitch up caused by somatographic illusion would be increased if you were seeing the cloud rushing past through the HUD as you climbed into the overcast, particularly if you have just been airborne for 6 hrs in the middle of the night.
Also, the PM does not have a HUD, so does not see the same picture and therefore will be using the PFD when not busy with flap/gear retraction or frequency changing and will not really be able to monitor the PF.