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to remain in one-G flight. This helps maintain the angle of attack, preventing a stall. Unfortunately, there’s a pilot holding on to the control wheel. You are subject to what’s called “the startle effect.” The March/April 2016 issue of FAA Safety Briefing contains an article on startle effect, defining it as:...the result of a sudden shock that can disturb or agitate the recipient [and] can cause a person to have an involuntary physical reaction (e.g., jerking back on the yoke), can induce a significant emotional or cognitive response (e.g., fear, confusion or anger), or can simply cause a person to freeze in place.At least two, and perhaps all three of those responses, would cause the pilot to involuntarily maintain or even increase angle of attack and reduce airspeed and/or increase induced drag in the seconds after engine failure occurs...supporting a common Loss of Control result.Studies show the average reaction time to a “startle” event is 2.3 to three seconds. The time from the pilot‘s input until the aircraft responds is roughly another two seconds. During these five seconds the angle of attack will likely have increased quite a bit, and the airspeed decreased significantly, before the controls are moved. From this condition, you don’t need to simply relax the controls; you need to PUSH to make the attitude go to theWinner Aviation Inc. 1/4 Page4/C AdB/E Aerospace, Inc. Half Page4/C AdAPRIL 2016TWIN & TURBINE • 19