Originally Posted by
BoilerWings
A question for all you USN pointy nose flyers. I heard recently that night, carrier launches can induce vertigo and give the assemblance that you're inverted just after you leave the ship. Is this true?
What, prop guys don't get vertigo getting launched off the cat at night? Sure, we don't look as cool or feel as cool but getting vertigo was certainly a possibility
. If you got it, hopefully the guy next to you didn't. CAT 4 shots of the Connie at night were always fun (sarcasm).