Originally Posted By: Bill S.
Is "Remaining the same distance from a strong gravitational field"
not the same as being stationary in a strong gravitational field?

Yes, it is - and being stationary in that field means you're accelerating away, but not moving away, from it.

Originally Posted By: Bill S.
If acceleration away from the G F is then added, does this not increase the apparent G F experienced by the subject?

If acceleration away from the field is increased, so that you're moving away from it, then yes.

This might help clarify it:

"Einstein came to realize the principle of equivalence, and it states that an accelerated system is completely physically equivalent to a system inside a gravitational field."

Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/ei...l#ixzz12kuVknwK

Consider this: as we sit at our computers we're being accelerated away from Earth's gravitational field at 9.81m/s2, thanks to the nuclear forces beneath our backsides. Despite the fact that it's not getting us anywhere fast, it is, in General Relativity, acceleration, and we experience it in exactly the same way as we would if we were accelerating at the same rate aboard a spacecraft far from any g.f.

What it boils down to is: According to G.R. if you're not in free-fall, then you're accelerating. Conversely, if you are in free-fall, then you're not accelerating.

"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once" - John Wheeler