Motion sickness.

[Pilot_in_the_making]

Difficult to say!

Hi Sam-MAN,

I guess the only way to find out if you are going to be sick is to go for a flight and see what happens, making sure you have a sick bag handy if you think you a likely to be ill.

Interestingly enough, I have never been sick on a boat no matter how rough it gets. Everyone else would be hurling up all over the place and I would be completely fine. The last time I was sick on a commercial passenger aircraft, I was about 8. I grew out of that one very quickly. I guess everyone is different.

With regards to throwing up with an instructor on board, I got the impression that the instructors have seen it many times before. They took the pi$$ out of me occasionally, but it was only a bit of friendly banter. I would rather be chucking up when I have an instructor on board ready and waiting to take the controls at a moments notice, than when I am on my own on a solo.

Maybe someone would like to give us in instructors point of view? I'm sure you guys have got a few stories to tell?

[Sam-MAN]

Hey.

i have never, ever been sick on a commercial flight but thats proberly because you only have a little window to look out through. I guess i will have to wait and see what its like once in the air I dont think i would be, but i dont know as i've never flown on a light aircraft.

Thanks

[WALSue]

I've always been ok but on my last flight felt a bit 'ify' but it was very windy (we were the last flight up)
I dont do myself any favours though normally wearing about 36 wooly jumpers (I'm very nesh!)
The mints idea is a good one - not too sure about the ginger.

[QDMQDMQDM]

For seasickness or as an aircraft passenger try promethazine. NASA uses it for space sickness and I used it for 3 weeks in the Antarctic. I usually get very seasick and I didn't miss a meal with promethazine. Makes you sleepy, but that's better than puking and feeling like death. No good for pilots though.

[RAC/OPS]

Ginger biscuits are better in my opinion. Ginger settles the stomach and the biscuits dry your mouth out - you (or I do) salivate when you get the sick feeling, and that seems to signal that it's time to hurl. This obviously goes against the advice of a bottle of water! Never been sea/airsick myself though have felt queasy on a boat. The bikkies did the trick.

[WALSue]

Promethazine and Red Bull for me on Saturdays lesson then!

[davidatter708]

Only feel sick sometimes when doing aeros and extremely hot open all fresh air vents does the trick and i wouldnt take not doing aeros you learn to adjust. If you fly the 152 open the window in normal flight its great fun.
Dave

[Rabbs]

Try these: (The wrist bands)http://www.purpleturtle.co.uk/acatal...ckness.html#a7

My wife gets car sick - puts these on and within a few minutes it goes, I also have had air sickness (not all the time) and wear them when flying - so far have not had any nausia whilst wearing them. You can get them from Aldi (sometimes) and boots. Worth a try for a few quid.

[grababadger]

For the sake of my original post, just though I would let you know that my motion sickness is nearly non-existent now, which is fabulous...

No medication either, just good old time healing.

I do think that its just getting used to the sensations etc.

[modelman]

Motion Sickness or is it?

Although you titled your post 'Motion Sickness' you state that you are tense which is understandable at your low hours.
You may possibly be suffering from what I call tension/nervous sickness similar as felt when going for an exam or a job interview.
This is exactly how I felt at your stage of training-don't worry it gets better.
I stiil get butterflies as I walk out to the a/c but this tends to settle down as I get on with my checks.

I can't say I find flying a relaxing experience but it is a great challenge and extremely rewarding.A 1 hour local flight still gives me a buzz for days afterwards.
Good luck with your training.

MM

[Baron Von Mildred]

I am an instructor with 2500hrs and still on occasions still feel sick. I can't read when travelling as a passenger, feel sick on x-channel ferries. I find I build up a resistance to it, but if for any reason don't fly for a bit, holiday/sickness etc I become more susceptable to it.

I have never had a problem on a commercial jet, but lighter aircraft, being less stable and spending more time bumping around in all the crap can sometimes be a problem. For obvious reasons I have avoided aeros......

Its rubbish to say its psychsomatic. Its caused by the mis-match of information that your brain receives. Your balance says 'we're all over the place', your eyes say, 'I'm sitting in a seat', your stomach says, 'Ralph & Huey'! You train your body to get used to it, then try and fly a simulator without feeling sick!

Must try the ginger tho'.

[Baron Von Mildred]

Sounds to me like your instructor may have an over zealous technique in demonstrating stall recoveries. Only one of my last dozen or so students on stalling have shown any sign of queeziness.