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can perform, the split-S pulls the most at 4 Gs. Even for a 135-pound pilot in average shape, the force of four times that weight pressing against the body is quite powerful for someone not used to pulling Gs. Squeezing the abs when pulling out of a dive or up for a loop can help correct and prevent the effects of positive Gs, in which the G force is applied from head to foot (on the vertical axis of the body), pushing blood away from the brain and causing a loss of peripheral vision. “I swore I would never do aerobatics because my stomach and head just couldn’t handle it,” Buckley says, explaining that she would get woozy during 45-degree-bank turns. Buckley took two-hour naps after her first couple of aerobatic flights before building a tolerance. For fear of getting sick in the aircraft, many are reluctant to eat beforehand; however, Buckley recommends snacking on something bland such as a bagel. She also encourages her students to tell her immediately when they feel queasy and she watches for some telltale signs of nausea. “You can tell sitting behind them,” she says: Perspiration beads up on the back of the neck. Opening the Citabria’s window and letting the student fly helps to settle the stomach, she says, as well as ending the flight early. Pilots who experience feelings of nausea on their first aerobatic flight shouldn’t give up hope of learning to loop and roll. Try a few more lessons. “Typically, on your first few flights you may feel queasy after some number of maneuvers. With each flight, your tolerance will build,” the IAC website counsels. “Don’t let the initial discomfort discourage you. As you get used to unusual attitudes in your aircraft, the exhilaration and fun begin to dominate.” During three hours of aerobatic instruction with Buckley, exhilaration dominated from the first maneuver, with each subsequent one deemed the new favorite. Twisting and turning around the axes of the airplane, grunting through G forces, and creating fluctuations in indicated airspeed from near stall to 140 knots in a matter of seconds is addicting. And for those precious minutes above the Potomac River shoreline, the dream of being an aerobatic performer is realized—at least at the basic level. E-mail the author at alyssa.miller@aopa. org.
AOPA PILOT • 87 • FEBRUARY 2011
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011
Contents
President’s Position
Hangar Talk
AOPA Media
AOPA Action
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
Compelling Kestrel
Movie and TV Star
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Into Thin Air
Postcards: Trek to Northern Canada
Curious Cargoes
Eyes Above the Forest
The Nation’s Quirkiest Airports
Challenges: Rock ’n Roll
Landing Insights: From the Trenches
Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: Panel Power
Technique: Quick Tips for The G1000
Avionics: Traffic Roundup
Never Again
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Contents
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 3
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - President’s Position
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 5
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Hangar Talk
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 7
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - AOPA Media
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Waypoints
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - License to Learn
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Pilot Counsel
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Fly Well
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Pilot Briefing
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Compelling Kestrel
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Movie and TV Star
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Into Thin Air
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Postcards: Trek to Northern Canada
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Curious Cargoes
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Eyes Above the Forest
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - The Nation’s Quirkiest Airports
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 82
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 84
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Challenges: Rock ’n Roll
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 86
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 88
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Landing Insights: From the Trenches
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 92
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: Panel Power
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 96
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Technique: Quick Tips for The G1000
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Avionics: Traffic Roundup
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Never Again
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Fly by Wire
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