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Old 08-30-2011 | 11:19 AM
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isittrue
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Question Is the 'matchbox' lesson real?

I have a question.

A man recently told me that he had been taking flying lessons.

And that one of these lessons included flying downwards with an airplane
in such a manor that a matchbox which was placed on the "dashboard" started to hang/float loosely in the air before him.

Further more, his instructor told him to try and steer the plane so that the floating matchbox would land in the chest-pocket of his shirt.

And finally, that he actually had mastered this.

Only problem is, i don't belive it.

It just sounds so crazy!

Like taken out of a movie or a cartoon!

So can any of you pilots in here confirm or deconfirm this?

Is it possible at all?

Have anyone of you done this?

Thanks for your help
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