Originally posted by bockzilla
Is it just me or are the G-Forces a bit off in the Flying Dutchman coaster. I have noticed while the train is in the station that the at-rest G-Forces are .7 for vertical and .7 for acceleration??? After the car reclines to the flight position before leaving the station the vertical is at .3 and the acceleration is at 1. During the flight they also seem to be a bit off as well.
Sitting the station the cars are tilted at about 47 degrees. Therefore they are not perfectly vertical or horizntal. So the G's at 0.7. Remember the acceleration is the force at your BACK, not the force down as if the train were an invert, take into consideration the direction the riders are sitting.