Centripetal Force: 80kg Pilot in Jet at 305m/s

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Homework Statement



An 80 kg pilot, makes a loop the loop in a jet, the jet maintains a constant speed of 305 m/s and the radius of the loop is 1.900km. What is the apparent weiht that the pilot feels( Force) at the bottom of the loop the loop.

Homework Equations


Acp=w^2/r
w=(v/r)
F= ma or F= mg


The Attempt at a Solution


First I solved for omega w=0.1605, then I solved for Acp=0.0000136
the Force the pilot feels at the bottom of the loop would be
mg+ Acp or is this wrong?
 
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I figured out what I was doing wrong, I calculated the Acp wrong.