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At 11:47 AM 8/6/01 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >It's me who gets airsickness. Bummer. However, that gives you a bit more control over things like what you eat for breakfast and so on. >I've heard that constant exposure to motion can sometimes lessen the symtoms >(aka "getting your sea legs") and >am hoping that a consistant four or five hours a week of flying will be be >beneficial. Well, either it'll help or it'll clean you out real good :-) Yes, you do get your 'sea legs' after two to three days at sea, but you also lose them in a short period (in that sense of the phrase). It's said that through his whole life, Lord Admiral Nelson was sicker than a dog for the first 72 hours of a cruise. Indeed, this was true of many life-long sailors. The motion profile is really different in planes though; most people don't ride it out for 72 hours in aircraft like they do in seagoing vessels. HOWEVER, a component of motion sickness certainly is anxiety, and being less anxious (as you will be with more flying) will help to the extent that you become more relaxed in the flight regimes in which you operate. More than a few champion acro pilots have tossed their cookies repeatedly early in their training to become accustomed to the sensations later on. >Has anybody else heard this? Or better yet, can anybody personally attest to >a lessened sensitivity to airsickness as logged hours increased? I've never been real vulnerable to air-sickness, but I believe that I am less so now that I no longer sweat when I fly. For example, a 60-degree banked turn no longer bothers me, and in fact is a pleasant sensation which I want to repeat. Used to bother the heck out of me to the extent that I had trouble performing them after a doing a few. >Am I just dreaming? If I were you, I'd pursue an organic remedy (such as the Relief Band) while you waited for it to happen. Certainly if that brings the inclination under control, your anxiety level will decrease markedly and the likelihood of a long-term cure without any remedy is higher. Later, if you want to wean yourself off, use caution: motion sickness can be pretty disabling, and a violently ill pilot at the controls can be a real problem. You might want to take a 'safety pilot' along while you experiment. Greg ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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