The same question was posted a while ago in the medical forum which might be worth a read as it may help you with a few ideas. Don't know if this will work, but try clicking
HERE to go to that thread.
Some people do suffer more than others. I was terrible in a car as a child. I couldn't go anywhere without walking or being severely sick after about 5-10 minutes. Even today I still feel rough after about 30 minutes or so in a car (as a passenger).
Had problems when I first started flying, some people use these armbands that you can get from the chemists. I think they work on pressure points or some kind of other weird voodoo magic, they might be worth a try.
I know using any kind of medication immediately puts you on dodgy ground, but I found some natural herbal remedy travel sickness tablets on the shelves in the supermarket which stated non-drousy on the packet.
NOTE:- At minimum, check with your training school before you use them. My training school said I could use them whilst flying duel with an instructor, but I was definately not to use them when flying solo without first getting the go-ahead from an AME.
As several other people have said, the effects of travel sickness do in most peoples cases, gradually disappear. I used the travel sickness tablets for the first 10 hours or so and by the time I was ready to go solo I found that I didn't need them anymore, but for God's sake
make sure that they clearly state non-drousey on the packet if you are going to go down this slightly dodgy route!
Below are a few tips that got me through the first few hours of my PPL:-
- Like Grim EPR said earlier, make sure you have a bottle of water (never thought of trying the mints, but I'll take your word for it).
- Make sure you don't skip breakfast.
- Armbands work on some people, and are worth a try, but they do bugger all for me!
- Make sure you always have a sick bag on you!!!
- Without being too graphic, don't ever be tempted to try to be sick out of the window of the Cessnas, anyone who has ever tried it (and the passengers in the back if it's a 4 seater) will tell you that it is an incredibly bad idea!!! It was quite possibly the most embarresing apology I have ever had to make!!!!!
I was in your position about a year ago. I have now held a PPL for about 6 months or so and have about 90 hours TT. Now studying for my ATPL exams and hours building so I'm ready to start the CPL course. Still feel a bit green sometimes in turbulant conditions, but for the best part I seem to have got over it now, and getting better all the time.
Don't let it put you off flying, keep plugging away at it and things will get better.
