Originally Posted by Dutch M
In the HS situation, the weight is zero, because the direction of movement is already downwards.
Waouh!
If a/c weight was rero, then she didn't fall!
Weight can't be cancelled. Balanced, perhaps (when the a/c flies), but cancelled, not!
"Weight is the name given to the
force on an object due to
gravity." (Wiki). And excepted a
gravity failure (
), it can't be zeroed on Mother Earth