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convair880mfan wrote:Back in the day when I used to fly on the Boeing 757 I often noticed a kind of sinking feeling in my stomach when the plane leveled off after takeoff.
I also experienced something similar on the Boeing 737-500 and Boeing 707-100. At liftoff I would get a sinking feeling and feel a little light headed and then again when those aircraft leveled off after takeoff.
Don't know much about aviation physiology. Perhaps someone could explain it to me. Thanks in advance.
Aaron747 wrote:convair880mfan wrote:Back in the day when I used to fly on the Boeing 757 I often noticed a kind of sinking feeling in my stomach when the plane leveled off after takeoff.
I also experienced something similar on the Boeing 737-500 and Boeing 707-100. At liftoff I would get a sinking feeling and feel a little light headed and then again when those aircraft leveled off after takeoff.
Don't know much about aviation physiology. Perhaps someone could explain it to me. Thanks in advance.
You would feel it most in the front or rear cabins and least over the wings where the center of gravity is.
RR757 wrote:The early autopilots were quite assertive. During Flight level changes it was noticeable. Sinking feel climbing, especially after take off. Descending - weightless feeling. I remember the MD-80 was like a rollercoaster feeling as it started decent - Grab your armrests!