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Old October 18th 07, 04:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Larry Dighera
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:22:19 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in
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Phil wrote:


Would you give up your window seat if they charged you 35% less to sit
in the middle?


The middle would be by far the most comfortable seats on the plane. Those
window seats are going to have a interesting ride.


The way I see it, only the vertical accelerations resulting from bank
initiations may possibly be objectionable to passengers. The rate of
bank initiation is under (auto)pilot control, so theoretically it
could be kept below that threshold.

Do you see ride quality problems in straight and level flight for
passengers seated well displaced from the longitudinal axis of the
aircraft?