Originally Posted by
Wizofoz
I was a keen Aerobatic plot back in the day. I had an "interesting" conversation with no less than the chief pilot of a major airline, also an Aerobat, who insisted you would get a longer vertical line if you pulled into it downwind, as you had more kinetic energy.
Attempts at explaining frames of reference went no where.
And before anyone pipes in, vertical lines were not supposed to be corrected for wind, the judges were supposed to allow for the fact that you would drift.
I'm not entirely surprised that it goes that far up having met so many with the same stupid gene. There should be no hiding place for such people, certainly isn't in the military, but the CAA and FAA aren't interested. I spoke to some retired CAA guy who claimed the whole debate was a 'matter of opinion'.