A rapid acceleration can create the illusion of being in a
A
left turn.
B
noseup attitude.✓ Correct Answer
C
nosedown attitude.
Explanation
AIM 8-1-5 explains that a rapid acceleration, such as during takeoff, stimulates the otolith organs to create the illusion of being in a nose-up attitude (somatogravic illusion); the disoriented pilot may push the nose down. Rapid deceleration produces the opposite, nose-down, illusion.
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