Originally Posted by
NTL1991
Now I have another question. Every summer I go to the FBO and take an introductory flight in a 172. Now, the flights are half and hour but every time I have gone (about 4 times), when I'm up there for about 15 minutes, I get nauseous and we have to end the whole thing early, and then right when we hit the runway, I'm fine. But I don't normally have any kind of motion sickness when I'm on boats or airliners (I know it is much different though) or anything like that... Now when I go in the summer, it's in Tennessee (We actually go to KOLV, though) and the temperature is usually in the mid 90's... Could this be causing it? Are there any steps to take before the flight that can prevent this besides being hydrated? Would I need any of those motion sickness cures out there?
Nick, Just be careful when choosing medicine for your mild motion sickness. It should wear off on its own over time, but if you need medicine, I highly recommend you check the FAA's list of approved medications first. You cannot take the popular Dramamine and fly. Motion sickness is fairly common when first starting, I turned green riding in the back of a bonanza with no yaw damper on a bumpy day. Thing wagged it's tail the whole way in the clouds... it was a rough day. lol. Best place to look is
www.aopa.org or do a google search for FAA approved medications. Good luck!!