Zeemax 0 #1 March 17, 2003 Ok, ok.. laugh now, get it out the way... This is going to sound really lame, but the last time i was in a light aircraft (little 4 seater jobbie), i felt pretty damn ill. I'm now about to embark on a life whereby light aircraft will become my new best friends. Does anyone else get air sickness, and whats the best way to cure it? anyone take pills or stuff? I'm fine on big planes, just the 'ickle ones. LOL, that should ensure i get plenty of room on a load...Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 7 #2 March 17, 2003 Everyone gets "motion sickness" once in awhile. It happens. Anyone who gets motion sick a lot does not become a pilot. I don't believe that the motion sickness pills are approved for use by pilots while at the controls. I could be wrong about that. But......Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #3 March 17, 2003 If you begin to feel sick, jump outPlease ensure you have a parachute first, though. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #4 March 17, 2003 Have some water before boarding the plane, it helps.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #5 March 17, 2003 I occasionally get air sick while riding in 182's. I seem to get it more frequently when it's really hot and humid. I take non-drowsy Dramamine and it works great. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #6 March 17, 2003 Whatever the good folk recommend on the board, buy it in the States. They have much better over the counter drugs than we get! And a errrmmmm...friend told me their under the counter drugs ain't all that bad either.The Sebastian Twin Otter shouldn't give you that many problems...They're not nearly as bad a lightweight 'jobbie', har har .... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #7 March 17, 2003 Look out the window as far as you can. Keep focused on the horizon. should help a lot.____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #8 March 17, 2003 Quote I occasionally get air sick while riding in 182's. I seem to get it more frequently when it's really hot and humid. That has happened to me a few times, about twenty minutes (haha) into the climb to altitude on a sweltering summer day... if the pilot doesn't have the window cracked, ask him to open it! Helps immensely for me. -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #9 March 17, 2003 Carry a plastic bag, or "air sick" bag - just in case... Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #10 March 17, 2003 Quote Carry a plastic bag, or "air sick" bag - just in case... I always steal those and the airline safety cards from planes when I fly commercial... some day when I'm feeling adventurous and we've got a bunch of tandems, I really want to do a flight attendant speil... "Please locate the nearest exit... in the likely case that this door should open at thirteen thousand feet, the parachute on your back may be used as a life-saving device. To activate..." etc, etc... -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DYEVOUT 0 #11 March 17, 2003 DO NOT BLOW CHUNX AFTER THE DOOR IS OPEN. One of my AFF instructors experienced this, and described it to me in graphic detail. (C182) ----------------=8^)---------------------- "I think that was the wrong tennis court." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #12 March 17, 2003 QuoteI don't believe that the motion sickness pills are approved for use by pilots while at the controls. I could be wrong about that. You're absolutely correct. See THIS.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 7 #13 March 17, 2003 QuoteSimulator sickness Simulator sickness is slightly different from the usual airsickness. The most often reported symptoms are eyestrain, blurred vision, difficulty focusing, and visual flashbacks, with occasional headache and difficulty concentrating. Some pilots, even those who never have any problems during flight, get a little unsteady on their feet after being in a simulator for several hours. The FAA recommends that pilots do not fly, or even drive, for a few hours after an extended session in a simulator. If the simulator is a very high-quality cockpit substitute, the effects are more severe and the FAA recommends delaying actual pilot-in-command flight for 12 hours. I got this during my ATP and type rating training in the simulator. I didn't know what was happening really since I was trying so hard to do good and doing not so good. I had a headache for a week and a half and was dizzy from one sim session to the next. I didn't take any medication since I didn't want to depend on anything during training. But I gave up and took 2 tylenol for my headache. I immediately regained my balance and my headache went away. I rocked on my final sessions and my checkride. Thank gawd I gave in and took the tylenol. Now, when I go for my 6 month checkride I take 2 tylenol a couple hours before the session and have not had a problem with the sim in 2 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #14 March 17, 2003 Very interesting article.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #15 March 17, 2003 Quote All types of motion sickness are due to the same basic problem: a disagreement between the information you get from your eyes and the information from the vestibular organs of your inner ears—between what you see and what you feel. I've never experienced motion sickness - not even on roller-coasters or doing zero-g dives. Of course, I haven't done any aerial acrobatics, either I've heard that make pretty much every sick the first few times. Anyway, I wonder if given the problem exists between what you see and feel, if it's possible to prevent motion sickness by keeping your eyes shut. Now, I'm not suggesting that you keep your eyes shut for every plane ride, but when I'm packed in on a King Air, I have to admit I don't feel like I use them that much. Check my alti on the way up, look out for where the runway is, check my gear. I put on my seatbelt before the plane starts moving, remove it when I hear my (or other's audibles), I'm usually not the spotter. My guess is that if I did my usual gear check on the ground, and was willing to live with not checking altimeter on the way to altitude, I could probably do the entire plane ride with my eyes shut, except the very last part when I have to get off the bench and jump out. Obviously, this does not include plane emergencies and such, but I think it could be done for the "typical" plane ride. Sounds crazy, of course, but I think it might work Hold on - OK I have the flame-proof underwear on now, so feel free to respond.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #16 March 17, 2003 Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har....... Sorry about that. Hi Max, Just relax about it. First couple of times I was in the back seat of a C-182 I was going "Interesting shades of Green" as well. Like you, I wasn't bothered in big planes, I think it was a mixture of being bounced around more, and not being able to see much more that the back of the pilots seat, a bit cramped, not really being able to see out all that well - all up, being focussed on the inside of the plane rather than the outside. First few skydive lifts, I was "a bit busy" to worry about being airsick, and I suspect it'll be the same for you. With hindsight I suspect that the main difference between the passenger C-182 and the skydiving one was the ventilation (NO F*ING DOOR!!!) and me being more worried about the jump than whether I was going to spew all over the floor. OK, take a couple of baggies with you (just in case), but don't expect to need them. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #17 March 17, 2003 wow..! cheers for all the replies peeps I've seen some wrist bands that work on acupressure, may give them ago. Cheers for the info on the Sebastian plane. as its not a little 4 seater thing, i think i'll be ok. Macca Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luna 0 #18 March 17, 2003 I have problems with motion sickness when trying to read while riding in a car. I finally bought some of those wrist bands to give them a try. I have had good results with them. I have also heard several other people who had similar results. Give them a try and see how they do for you! I'm walking a marathon to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Click Here for more information! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #19 March 17, 2003 seems like a plan Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tasadin 0 #20 March 18, 2003 He forgot one factor, the masssive hangover from drinking with me the night before "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #21 March 18, 2003 have no fear all..! i bought some of the wrist band things, claim to work. We'll see... LOLPhoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #22 March 19, 2003 Zeeman, finally something I know about. I actually run an Airsickness Management Program for the U.S. Air Force at one of our pilot training bases...If you would like some info PM me..... And yes, their are numerous medications out there, some prescrip, some not......But, I have the most fabulous, easy cure that everyone can use. And it involves changing your breathing pattern......but, did you know that airsickness is 80% mental....! it's true..... Buck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
