Originally Posted by
Trip7
there is no way it’s smooth up front and bumpy in the back. Now light chop up front could be choppy in the back. I’ve witnessed that riding the FA jumpseat in a 900. Heck even witnessed it using the rest room on a bathroom break. Lil tricky trying to walk into that tiny restroom vs sitting comfortably admiring the scenery and reading Vol II
I would have asked if we are on the same aircraft
I will not take the time to explain to an FA the physics involved, but in a the cockpit of a 321 I'm likely just as far from the CG as the aft galley, and since the airplane doesn't flop around like a noodle our rides should be nearly identical. This whole wive's tale of how "it's worse in the back of of a 321" is suspect at best, but they all seem to believe it.
That said, I haven't heard the phrase "I don't feel safe" as an excuse to not open Sprites since last summer. Someone from IFS told me they were sending 'secret shoppers' out on random flights to see what was happening and slap some wrists. In my experience since then it has gotten better.