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Old 12th Dec 2005, 16:54
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arpansingla
 
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G Force!

Hi,

I aspire to become a commercial pilot one day!

I am in the Air Training Corps and i went for my first AEF (Air Experience Flight) on Saturday. I have to say it was such an amazing time, my pilot was ex-tornado!

I had great fun with controlling the plane, however my pilot then decided to show me G Force and i didnt think it would be too bad. However i particularly disliked 0 G where things start to float! I didnt mind positive g so much as we only went up to 3 G.

This experience has certainly not put me off wanting to become a commercial pilot. However my question is if i dislike lots of g force then will it effect my chances of becoming an airline pilot? I loved flying the plane while we were on 1 G. I understand that military flying is probably a little more extreme and harder on the pilot, but does commercial flying expect you to be able to tolerate lots of G?

Thanks
Arpan
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