Flying in a Zero Gravity Aircraft - Why The Pilots 'Follow the Duck'

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Last weekend I had a rare opportunity to fly as a passenger in the back of Zero G Corporation's 727-227 which is their modified aircraft used to provide microgravity environments for science experiments, astronaut training and of course FUN. When the aircraft isn't providing its capabilities to NASA and other entities they're travelling around the USA offering members of the public the chance to experience weightlessness.

But beyond floating around like an astronaut, I was also interested in the flight profile and the work the crew has to do to thread the aircraft down the invisible flight path in the sky that will provide the weightless conditions. These trajectories are flown entirely by hand with specialized instrumentation, and a rubber ducky for guidance.

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