Question about blackouts/redouts

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Originally Posted by manintrees

I understand that a blackout occurs during high Gs and the blood flow in the body is affected but what the heck is a redout?

To the best of my knowledge, a Blackout occurs when the bloodflow is restricted to your head during a positive G maneuver and a Redout occurs when the blood is forced into your head during a negative G maneuver visually flooding the capillaries in your eyes...