CPL Human Factors · Practice

'The leans' can persist even after the pilot has correctly re-established wings-level flight on instruments because:

• A.The semicircular canals have adapted to the initial undetected bank, so wings-level now feels banked
• B.The return scan after the correction reveals an altitude change that the pilot associates with the bank, reinforcing the rolled feeling
• C.The somatosensory system detects the seat cushion's asymmetric support and maintains the lean sensation
• D.The attitude indicator is slow to settle after a bank correction and continues to show a rolling display