On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:34:51 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:

i know what you mean, that your inner ear is suspect, but you still use it,
you just have to interpret the signal to some extent and of course, it's
always suspect, but it's still of some use.
But there are a lot of other sensations going on, the vibe of the airplane,
the sounds it's making, the changing light outside, smells, even touch (if
we think there is an engine vibe first thing we do is reach for the
throttles to se if they are buzzing, used to be the start levers before
they made them electric)
Quite a few of these subtle inputs aren't even catalogued or quantified.
sometimes something just doesnt feel right and starts you looking around
for the problem.
I'm sure you know what I mean, even if you haven;t ever realy considered it
this way before.

As much as we're taught to ignore the seat of our pants...

With it pointed out, you're absolutely right. Another touch aspect is
the yoke feedback and occasional flutters and vibrations.

I'm usually responsible for the smells... G