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maintaining level flight on calm water. Nixit is talking about the drag caused by the maneuver seen in the picture. I have answered only why it's difficult to fly level on calm water, the question asked by Zengineer. http://www.faa.gov/Atpubs/AIM/Chap7/aim0705.html I have answered the question that was asked and quoted a reliable source. FLAT LIGHT:"Such conditions can occur anywhere in the world, primarily in snow covered areas but can occur in dust, sand, mud flats, or on glassy water. Flat light can completely obscure features of the terrain, creating an inability to distinguish distances and closure rates. As a result of this reflected light, it can give pilots the illusion that they are ascending or descending when they may actually be flying level."
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