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07-17-2008 | 04:30 PM
#11
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From: My seat smells like cat pee
Eat eat and eat something with a heavy carbohydrate count. Bagels work well.
07-17-2008 | 04:51 PM
#12
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From: Ca B737
What ever you do, if you're going to hurl, do it in an air sickness bag.
To avoid the problem:
Keep your head square on your shoulders. Don't look down to your lap during a turn. That is the surest way to get sick.
It will get better with time in the aircraft. Be patient and good luck.
To avoid the problem:
Keep your head square on your shoulders. Don't look down to your lap during a turn. That is the surest way to get sick.
It will get better with time in the aircraft. Be patient and good luck.
07-18-2008 | 01:11 PM
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From: USAF
do the grunt during steep turns... tighten up your abs and that area like you trying to push out some tacobell (but don't push anything out). It'll just take a few times...just focus on keeping the blood in your head or something else and DO NOT think about getting sick... if that works for you... do some aerobatics
07-18-2008 | 02:23 PM
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From: ATR
I used to get sick during my flight training. The Texas summers get hot, bumpy, and muggy. I even got nausous once in a while when I was instructing. You get over it, or learn how to deal with it. I suggest you take early morning or late afternoon flights, don't eat before, chew a pepto before the flight, wear one of those air sickness watches, and keep the window open as much as possible. The bigger the plane, the easier it is. And no, to all those who mis-read this, I don't get sick anymore. lol
07-19-2008 | 10:01 AM
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).I think you might have some anxiety issues over those maneuvers, sometimes the "stomach does what the brain thinks" - if you're truly uncomfortable with stalls,, steep turns, etc it'll be hard for you to relax which means as soon as it gets hot, bumpy, etc you'll get sick.
Maybe on top of all the advice you got here also try to go over the maneuvers again with your instructor in a more relaxed atmosphere; you know take him/her out for lunch and say, hey, I’m a little uncomfortable with those maneuvers, any advice on how I can relax more?
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07-20-2008 | 01:35 PM
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From: the correct seat
Steep turns never bother me, but I see where stalls would be a problem on a hot day. I never fly on an empty stomach- best way to get sick. I always grab something first, even a chocolate bar.
07-20-2008 | 05:58 PM
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From: PA-28-180
I fly best on an empty stomach. I do sometimes feel a little queasy doing stalls or steep turns once in awhile but it doesn't matter if I have a full stomach or not. I did an aerobatic flight one time and didn't feel a thing. And that was doing a bunch of stuff upside down and all that.
07-20-2008 | 06:06 PM
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From: USAF
aerobatics seem to take your focus off of being sick, personally I think aerobatics should be a requirement for a CPL. It really teaches you about understanding your controls. Usually you're strapped in tight and sitting on your chute so... it makes a big difference than having a little seat belt on in a 172.
Just make sure you don't do steep turns in turbulent imc at night with the strobe on.... that really screws things up
Just make sure you don't do steep turns in turbulent imc at night with the strobe on.... that really screws things up
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