Originally Posted by
Old King Coal
Some might of course retort that BKN (Broken cloud) is not a 'ceiling'. However, if the bit of sky that you're in is also the bit with the BKN cloud in it (and remembering that BKN = over half the sky) well go figure the view out of the window?!
I believe it's the case that it
is defined as a ceiling when the cloud cover is 5-7 oktas (BKN) ... open to correction
Regarding the feeling of acceleration towards the end, apart from bodily sensations, could the power and noise of the reverse thrust have aided this illusion? The reverser doors are submerged in water in the images shown in all articles I've seen so can't even make out if they were open at the time of sliding