10g without g-suit
Folks, question from a non-flying type. I was watching TV last night and saw a great programme about the Red Bull Flying Race (piston aerobatic aircraft low level around an obstacle course). At one stage one of the pilots was pulling 9.8 g, I presume without a g-suit. I thought 10g without the suit was well within the g-loc envelope (reference the recent Blue Angels thread where the lack of a g-suit was suggested as a contributory factor). But then again the g would be for a short duration. Can you suffer g-loc if the g is for (say) only 4-5 seconds.
I was also wondering what is involved in fitting a g-suit facility to a small aircraft. I presume you need a source of pneumatic pressure. How is this achieved in a modern FJ.
Finally, I assume many of the Red Bull types are ex-military. What is it like to 'step down' from a Red Arrow to a Red Bull. It it like handing over the keys to the company jag only to drive the wife's Fiesta home.