Sensory Illusions (SKYclip) - SKYbrary Aviation Safety
In this short animation of a jet transport go-around in IMC, the viewer is shown the PF pushing the nose down to almost zero body angle because he is experiencing a sensory illusion of climbing steeply.
The PM says nothing initially as he waits for the PF to correct but the aircraft PF is still descending instead of climbing. The PM then says "Pitch" but the PF fails to react since he is still under the impression the aircraft is climbing too steeply. End of animation.
SOP's vary of course but it seems to me that simply calling "Pitch" is useless. Far better calling the current pitch attitude such as "Pitch zero" or similar or "Pitch 25 nose high" should alert the PF of an impending problem and cause a change in the right direction. Similarly some company SOP have a requirement to call "Speed" if outside set parameters. Would it not make more sense to call "Speed high" or "Speed low" and in turn this would enable the crew to compare IAS indicators rather than a bald "Speed?"
Same with navaid tracking or height keeping. 'One dot left (or right)" makes more sense than "localiser" "150 feet high/low" makes more sense than the world "Altitude"