Group shot:
Me, Chris Uhl (Longus), Chris Roberts (Brevus), Matt Michael, Adam Kite, Burt Compton, Pete VonTresckow
we should almost send this picture into Soaring magazine, we have two commercials, a CFI-G, a CFI-G renewal, two solos in a new type, and a bonified tow pilot
Yea, but like 5 of us are tilting our heads. What kind of message would that send to the rest of the gliding community much less the larger aviation community?
obviously most of us are disoriented in one way or another.
I'm not a head-tilter, myself, and it would seem a bad idea in theory, but I've seen plenty of cockpit footage of (pro) acro pilots tilting their heads in steep turns and rolling maneuvers... almost as if they are trying to keep their head as level as possible. Might just be a matter of personal taste, and if it works for an airshow or race pilot, it may not be a bad habit (for everybody). My first guess is that some acro pilots do this to try to minimize blood flow away from the brain during high-gee maneuvers.Yea, but like 5 of us are tilting our heads. What kind of message would that send to the rest of the gliding community much less the larger aviation community?