Co-pilot gets sick, stewardess helps land airplane

On Jun 23, 7:42*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
a writes:
This is minor point, but anyone who thinks all sensations are
identical in an airplane, the differences being most evident in larger
ones, clearly does not understand the physics. An airplane is not a
point mass.

Movements such as turbulence are generally translational: everyone on the
aircraft feels exactly the same thing.

Rotational movements about the center of gravity of the aircraft will have
magnitudes that vary with the distance from the CG, but passengers near the
cockpit or the tail of the aircraft will feel sensations that are essentially
identical to those felt by the pilots. In fact, on a 747, some passengers
(often in first class) will feel movements of larger magnitude than those felt
by the pilots.

So I do understand the physics, and the fact remains that everyone on the
airplane feels essentially the same thing. The notion that the pilots up front
are riding a bucking bronco while the passengers sleep in comfort in the back
is total fantasy.

Airliners are flown with great attention to smooth rides and gentle movements.
These rides and movements are just as smooth and gentle for the pilots as they
are for the passengers.

I can assure you I understand the physics quite well.