Flying and gravity inside a habitat

From: Mark

> There isn't really any gravity inside your rotating habitat, after
> all. The rotation of the habitat that creates a simulation of
> gravity. But if you're not touching the outer surface, why would the
> rotation affect you? (Yes, air rushing by you would affect you, but
> probably not in exact the same way as real gravity.) In fact, would
> you even feel the "gravity" if you were in the air?

I try to explain some of these issues in a non-technical way in a short
story I wrote here -
http://writings.mike-combs.com/improbable_events.htm
But as others have said, you would come down in a spiral path. Air drag
is a factor. If you were a bowling ball, the spiral would be a
tightly-wound one, with many orbits (and take a long time to reach the
ground). If you were an ultra light, it would be a much more open
spiral with fewer orbits. If you were a parachutist, your path would
come closer to approaching a straight line with only a slight curve to
it.

Regards,

Mike Combs