Airsickness
Rens
I have one of the worst problems a pilot can have. Airsickness.
Everytime, and then I really mean always when I'm flying 3 hours or longer
the wrong feelings begin.
Of course you can delay the sickness with for instance fresh air, but in the
end I always get sick.
When I was still in my learning period, it wasn't such a problem. Because
flight times of 3 hours or more where never achieved. But since I got my
pilot license I want to fly cross-country and get my silver badge, and that
actually isn't possible with my problem.
Does someone know if there is some sort of medicin for it.
All ideas are welcome.
Jean Richard
> I have one of the worst problems a pilot can have. Airsickness.
>
> Everytime, and then I really mean always when I'm flying 3 hours or longer
> the wrong feelings begin.
> Of course you can delay the sickness with for instance fresh air, but in the
> end I always get sick.
> Does someone know if there is some sort of medicin for it.
> All ideas are welcome.
In many cases, fresh water is the best medecine. Drink a little bit more.
I've seen a few cases where it's the opposite, but for the majority, it
works.
A very light snack can help too.
Jean
Jim
Ginger (pills or candied from an oriental shop) is supposed to be
as effective as dramamine, but without any side effects.
Jim
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Larry Goddard
thing thermalling with 25 other gliders in Uvalde!
Larry Goddard
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> The device featured at the following site has some excellent reviews.
>
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> Ben Jeffrey
The "ReliefBand" worked well on my wife for medication induced nausea. It
also worked the one time I used it for a passenger in my plane.
bumper
Daniel Daly
friends use a pill our flight surgeons prescribe to combat motion sickness with
minimal side effects (other 'solutions' have made them very sluggish, for
example a plaster that was applied behind the ear to deaden the inner ear
mechanisms (we called it the Magic Band-Aid)). I will ask one of them for the
name of the current medication and post it here. You will probably have to get
a doctor's prescription (a good idea for any pilot/medication). I've been
flying for 20 years, and this one's the best I've seen for my friends who are
prone to 'liquid laughs.'
I concur with an earlier post that dehydration can be a big factor in
airsickness, try drinking more water in the interim.
Rens wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have one of the worst problems a pilot can have. Airsickness.
>
> Everytime, and then I really mean always when I'm flying 3 hours or longer
> the wrong feelings begin.
> Of course you can delay the sickness with for instance fresh air, but in the
> end I always get sick.
> When I was still in my learning period, it wasn't such a problem. Because
> flight times of 3 hours or more where never achieved. But since I got my
> pilot license I want to fly cross-country and get my silver badge, and that
> actually isn't possible with my problem.
>
Marc Silverman
boring terrain.When I fly X-country I do not get airsick because the workload
and interest is higher.At the beginning of the flying season or if I haven't
flown for a time I will get sick earlier than a few hours,so I have to build up
to longer flights and then will only get sick if I get bored.Try a X-country
flight and the adventure may cure your problem.Marc Silverman WV.
Tyler White
suggested by other pilots. Nothing really seemed to work, and so I was
resigned to feeling sick on about 1 out of every 5 flights. One common
factor was that I only became sick on flights in the high desert of
Nevada. I never felt bad on flights from sea level sites in Northern
California. This suggested some possible causes: mild hypoxia and/or
dehydration. Now I am religious about hydrating before and during a
flight. I drink plenty of water in the morning before flying, and carry
2 L of drinking water in a camelback in the cockpit. I consider myself
well-hydrated if I have to pee every 30 to 45 minutes during a flight.
When launching from Air Sailing or Minden, I put the cannula on when I
get in the glider and crack the valve on my Nelson system before I
launch. I don't turn the oxygen off until I land. O2 is cheap, and the
Nelson system allows me very long flights with no worries about running
out. Since I've adopted these two practices, I feel great in the air,
and I never get sick. Everyone has a different physiology, of course,
but I wish I had been told these things much earlier in my flying
career.
Tyler White, ASW-24B
Raul Blacksten
airsick. He said he has tried everything. Water, no water, eating, not eating,
you name it. He finally found relief using accupressure bracelets and rasberry
tablets. I have also heard others talk about the bracelets working. Do not ask
me where he got either.
Rens wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have one of the worst problems a pilot can have. Airsickness.
>
> Everytime, and then I really mean always when I'm flying 3 hours or longer
> the wrong feelings begin.
> Of course you can delay the sickness with for instance fresh air, but in the
> end I always get sick.
> When I was still in my learning period, it wasn't such a problem. Because
> flight times of 3 hours or more where never achieved. But since I got my
> pilot license I want to fly cross-country and get my silver badge, and that
> actually isn't possible with my problem.
>
> Does someone know if there is some sort of medicin for it.
> All ideas are welcome.
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Never heard of raspberry tablets, but they sound good.
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combat the nausea so a hospital pharmacy should have them.
dewayne
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Larry Goddard
YMMV,
Larry Goddard
"01" USA
dale...@crl.com wrote:
> Re: Air sickness......Ginger. A few ginger snap cookies before and
> during the flight help some pilots. Candied ginger, available from an
> Asian food store near my home carries it. It is a standard Asian
> remedy for motion sickness, according to my friend from Hong Kong.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Dale Thompson
>
dale...@crl.com
during the flight help some pilots. Candied ginger, available from an
Asian food store near my home carries it. It is a standard Asian
remedy for motion sickness, according to my friend from Hong Kong.
Hope this helps.
Dale Thompson
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