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Old 13th Jun 2010, 14:31
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Nodding rapidly when starting take-off run

A number of times I have seen videos from fighter pilots nodding their heads rather rapidly before beginning the take-off run, and I was wondering if somebody could explain the purpose of that manoeuvre to me. It seems that it is especially French pilots who do this.

An example can be seen here (1:46 min).
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