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Old 01-26-2010, 02:42 AM
airmalik airmalik is offline
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Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger View Post
I must say I'm a bit jelous and would love to see some of your footage.
Please check your PM.

I went out flying again to see exactly how turbulence looks like from a light plane - hey anything for research

It's quite smooth flying in the winter so it took a while to find turbulent air. Wasn't too bumpy but I noticed that at times there was enough shaking to make reading the instrument panel difficult but at the same time if I looked outside, it wasn't difficult to focus on any particular spot.

Looking at the spitfire video again, it seems to be similar in the respect that the view outside isn't as bumpy as the interior. Of course that also has to do with the proximity of the cockpit to the pilot but I think it's closer to reality than I thought previously. I guess while flying I'm mostly looking out and don't notice the shaky interior except when I'm consciously trying to read the instruments.

cheers!
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