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> Even non-pilots who play video games have enough common sense not to do that But in video games you likely have good visibility and an external view. AF447 d
by _cenw 3y ago
> Even non-pilots who play video games have enough common sense not to do that
But in video games you likely have good visibility and an external view. AF447 did neither. The human ear is actually really terrible from telling a pitch up stall condition from a pitch down overspeed one, lacking visual references.[1]
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_illusions_in_aviation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_illusions_in_aviation (somatogravic)