When a jet fighter abruptly levels off from a steep climb and accelerates, there is a strong sensation of nose-up pitch, sometimes of inversion. Result: inappropriate dive When a glider on a winch launch has a rope break and levels abruptly, there is a strong sensation of nose-up pitch that may cause the pilot to think the glider is stalled. (Derek Piggott, Subgravity sensations and Gliding Accidents, 1994)
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