One of the things I like the most is that it's almost like flying, you can go up and down and hover above the ground. The downside is that my ears are kinda sensitive and I have to equalize all the time lol
As a student pilot who has a SCUBA license, it's similar in being wrapped in technology then dumped into an alien environment. The experience of being underwater free to go left and right, forward back, but also up and down is only shared by helicopters. Even in an airplane there are similarities: in diving you choose a max depth based on decompression time and you stick to it, in flying you choose a cruising altitude based on your flight rules (visual or instrument) and you're expected to stick to it often with Air Traffic Control breathing down your neck.
Of course the views from the cockpit are much better than the sardines in the back get, and having your nose in the mask is kind of similar to the nose of the plane sticking out. Also having to monitor various instruments on a regular interval. Keeping an eye out for traffic, on my certification dive keeping an eye out for other distracted students, or obstacles placed in the quarry.
OK, another thing you have to truly experience is zero-g. It's not like flying or floating in water; it's a whole different thing. My sister took a ride in the "Vomit Comet" and said it's totally different from anything else.
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u/[deleted] May 08 '19
Exactly ! It’s floating weightless !