Jay Honeck wrote:


In normal instrument flight, pilots are trained to ignore what their
body is telling them.

Not exactly. I was told to understand and be able to recognize various
physiological illusions, but I was told NOT to ignore others.

For example, if my ears--my body--tell me that the prop or engine is
winding up, I might be experiencing a change in power, airspeed or a
rapid descent even though the pitot-static instruments are not moving?

To extend this logic, if my eyes--my body--tell me that there's a
mountain in my way, do I ignore it just because the altitude indicator
is stuck on 12,000?

If my nose--my body--smells smoke or burning oil but the engine
instruments don't show a problem, do I ignore my senses?

If all of a sudden I feel like I weigh 500 pounds or an unbelted
passenger is floating around the cabin, odds are something isn't right.

-c
Commercial Pilot, Instrument, ASEL
Advanced Ground Instructor