With instrument flying it is absolutely necessary to only believe what your eyes on a scan of gauges tells you. You ignore looking outside the windshield or windows, you ignore sounds, pretty much, and you ignore your bodily feelings. If gauges don't jive with each other, you determine which one or several are faulty. Partial panel with recovery from unusual attitudes is done, sometimes with just the compass and altimeter. A compass will swing north in acceleration and south in deceleration. It will quickly swing whatever the latitude is going east and west, in the direction of the turn, or turning from north, the opposite direction, then gradually come to reality in a slow turn. You never think a simple compass will fail you, but I was IFR at night and lost both my electrical turn and bank, and my compass stuck in place! The directional gyro precession on the old aircraft was of concern, and had to be adjusted to what I knew the wind to be and tracking true on a VOR radial.
Then you have garbage info coming in. Like this from our resident spammer's blog;
THE TEN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMANDMENTS
* Remain close to the Great Spirit.
* Treat the Earth and all that dwell thereon with respect.
* Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good.
* Give assistance and kindness wherever needed.
* Do what you know to be right.
* Be truthful and honest at all times.
* Look after the well-being of mind and body.
* Take full responsibility for your actions.
* Show great respect for your fellow beings.
* Work together for the benefit of all mankind.
I am afraid that history tells us different. The Apaches took advantage of those needing assistance if they were not Apache, and often tortured them to death. The Sioux only worked together with their own tribes and a few allies for their own greater good. The same with the Apaches. Not all treated the Earth with respect, some chased numerous buffalo over cliffs killing way more than needed. Most tribes only got along with closely related tribes or changing allies, and made war or hated the rest. One of the most hated tribes was the Aztecs. There wasn't a common "kumbaya" among tribes, but mostly the opposite. Some had fun being dishonest and still do. So my eyes read the above so-called Native American Commandments and realize I am seeing falsehood.
The heart wants to believe it, just as it wants to believe moslem taqqiya falsehoods. The eyes see the towers and suicide bombers, and general silence of the rest. The eyes can tell trickery a little better, except when illusions are involved, then it is best to know there is an illusion going on. Like circus mirrors, magic acts, or a deceptive enemy.
Sometimes you have to trust gut instinct over your eyes and ears. In flying Dustoff, the enemy tried to draw us in with phony radio calls, or popping smoke. The "friendlies" not knowing the color of smoke in English or giving wrong coordinates didn't help. They often lied about ground security or actual number of and type of wounded.
"You can't believe everything you see and hear, now can you?" Jimi Hendrix, "EXP"
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