On Wednesday, October 29, 2014 11:07:05 AM UTC+11, Mike the Strike wrote:
The issue with horizontal gusts is that if you fly into a thermal outflow (quite common where they are strong and dry), it temporarily increases your airspeed. The TE probe outputs a signal that interprets this increase in aircraft energy as lift. There is no acceleration, just an increase in energy. The seat of your pants may well be able to sense the lack of acceleration in this circumstance, but sensitive accelerometers will be even better.