My kids love it when I do this. Never floated a pencil or anything, but I
take them on "roller coaster" rides every now and then. They can't stop
giggling.


mike regish

"Dan Thomas" wrote in message
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It can be done from cruise speed. Pull up into a shallow climb,
then start pushing forward, increasing pressure until the pencil comes
off the panel. It'll feel like negative G's but isn't. The only stress
on the airplane occurs when you pull out of the shallow dive created
by the maneuver. You don't have to get the nose way up or down at all,
and it doesn't require abrupt, or anywhere near full, control inputs.
Kids love it.
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS TIED DOWN IN THE CABIN. Floating cargo
can depart through a window or it can come down hard on the pullout
and damage something.


Dan