Hey everyone, I'm a college sophmore at a non-aviation college and I've wanted to fly for as long as...well...as long as I can remember. I took the civilian non aviation route after some consultation with others in the industry urging me to get a firm foot in something else before i jump into flying. I've taken two of those hour-long "Discovery Flight" things, where you go up in a 172 for 100 bucks and they let you take the controls - both times they let me throttle up once we were in position and let me take off too, which was incredible.

Problem is, the first time I flew, I felt pretty queasy towards the end of the flight (I got dizzy a bit and was pretty overheated), and the second time I flew 6 months later, I got acquainted with the airsick bag. I really enjoyed the flying both times but the airsickness thing kind of has me worried. The first time I flew was in the afternoon on a hot August day, and the second was in the afternoon and on a windy day on the leading edge of a front coming in. I'm told that those are both effectively the worst times to fly, especially for newbies. Also, the second time I flew was fine until the instructor thought it would be cool to show me how the trim switch works in the 172, having us shoot up 500 ft in 3 seconds after he trimmed the sob to the max.

So I pose the question to you, the wise ones, is this a matter of me not getting my "sea legs" or is the airsickness something that will keep me from pursuing a career in aviation?

Thanks for your help