Rolling a 172 - or not

In article , vincent p norris wrote:
I would not suggest there are *noticeable* negative Gs, like a slow
roll; as I said, I don't hang on my seat belt. I think that halfway
through the roll, the airplane is *essentially* (i.e., for all
practical purposes) in a zero-G condition. I tried to say that
before, but perhaps I didn't say it well enough.

Correct me if I'm wrong (I've not had access to an aerobatic plane for
over a year) but the way I was taught to do them at least, you're
following essentially a ballistic trajectory whilst doing the roll,
so feel zero G as you go through inverted. That's what it felt like
to me at least - I never hung on the straps during an aileron roll
either.

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Correct me if I'm wrong (I've not had access to an aerobatic plane for
over a year) but the way I was taught to do them at least, you're
following essentially a ballistic trajectory whilst doing the roll,
so feel zero G as you go through inverted. That's what it felt like
to me at least - I never hung on the straps during an aileron roll
either.

I can't "correct" you, Dylan; I agree with you.

vince norris