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> I can only put my experience at Lake Keepit down to
>
> 1. Not doing the flying (and then being too sick to even consider it)
> 2. Not being used to sustained high G when thermalling (rather than
> occasional G when doing aeros)
> 3. Being more than a bit "swivel-headed" while keeping an eye on all the
> other gliders in the gaggles (a first time experience for me)
> 4. Trying to get some good air-to-air photos at the same time (just to add
> to the workload and disorientation for me) - hopefully Anne Elliott can
use
> a few for Soaring Australia to accompany an article on the comps.
> 5. Maybe being a bit dehydrated (though I thought I was fairly right
before
> I flew)
> 6. Having a tummy upset coming on from some other cause and gliding was
> just the last thing I needed - a few people at Keepit mentioned the day
> after my flight that they had a bit of a tummy upset too.
>

I see you do not blame it on the pilot doing uncoordinated turns. :-)  When
my occasional AEF passenger gets sick, I always wonder whether I could have
kept the yaw string tamed better. :-))

PeterS


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