About those apples, did you peel them? Apple skin contains pectin, and needs more chewing.... somebody might do a study on the stimulating effects of eating apples...
Coffee before a long flight in a glider is a definite no no. I realise that keeping awake all night on a boring flight with the plane flying itself is a real problem. My longest glider flight in the UK was 8 hours and 59 minutes, so long enough to get a bit weary...but never boring.
I have found that bananas are the perfect pickmeup on a long flight in a glider....keeps me alert. And I keep the cockpit tidy by tossing the banana skin out the direct vision panel....which led to a discussion in the club bar,
Question: what is the terminal velocity of a banana skin?
Answer: depends whether or not it is deployed....
Last edited by mary meagher; 24th Apr 2012 at 11:09.