Trial flying lesson photos (31/01/05)

Had one ‘front seater’ do it in the Stearman, I had briefed to “chuck” over the side, if it came to it.. I hadn’t said which side so I had to quickly anticipate which way she was going to go and get myself over the other side, however I still got part of it in the face despite ducking behind the windscreen!! UGH!

Yummee!

And if in a Cessna150/152 don’t open the window. Helped to clean one out after someone had let his passenger do just that. The only clean area was a head shaped area immediately behind the pilot, just like in a cartoon. The fuselage fin and rudder was well spattered too!

Had one ‘front seater’ do it in the Stearman, I had briefed to “chuck” over the side, if it came to it.. I hadn’t said which side so I had to quickly anticipate which way she was going to go and get myself over the other side, however I still got part of it in the face despite ducking behind the windscreen!! UGH!

Airsickness – one of my favourite subjects. I could talk for hours on it.

If you’re way beyond preventing it, here are a couple of hints.

1 Don’t forget to move your microphone out of the way before ‘yawning’.
2 If you have remembered to move your microphone, then check to see if you are wearing a full-face helmet. That gets really messy.
3 If all obstruction is clear (this should have been checked before you got in the aircraft) make sure the sick bag is not so old that the bottom seal is ineffective.

I’ll do ‘Prevention’ another time.

And if in a Cessna150/152 don’t open the window. Helped to clean one out after someone had let his passenger do just that. The only clean area was a head shaped area immediately behind the pilot, just like in a cartoon. The fuselage fin and rudder was well spattered too!

Airsickness – one of my favourite subjects. I could talk for hours on it.

If you’re way beyond preventing it, here are a couple of hints.

1 Don’t forget to move your microphone out of the way before ‘yawning’.
2 If you have remembered to move your microphone, then check to see if you are wearing a full-face helmet. That gets really messy.
3 If all obstruction is clear (this should have been checked before you got in the aircraft) make sure the sick bag is not so old that the bottom seal is ineffective.

I’ll do ‘Prevention’ another time.

Indeed we have all felt it, I remember when I was training the instructor had to take over several times, stalling was the worse for me when training, andrewman, you will probably feel this too when you start your proper training but hang in there because it does pass away and you feel it less & less, I’d recommend having some carbohydrates before you go, i.e. a sandwich, a bar of chocolate, and always keep a bottle of water handy, and make sure your instructor keeps the cockpit cool, and dont wear excessive amounts of clothes, I find just a T-shirt suffices even in the coldest of weathers, basically it’ll keep you less claustrophobic in the Cessna 152.

Great pics by the way, and keep them coming, and keep us posted

Dean

The only time I’ve ever felt remotely airsick was my first taste of aeros but it soon wore off.

Thanks everyone, will be starting my proper lessons soon 🙂

Don’t they say that anyone who says they’ve never felt airsick has either never flown or is lying?

I remember feeling sick when i was lining up on my first solo but I think that was fear!

When you get your PPL you will find yourself saying to passengers “No, don’t bother with the camera, you’ll enjoy it FAR more just looking out the windows”

Guess why!

M

Ref the queezy feeling, it could also have been if you took numerous photo’s out the side window looking down. Keep your eye on the horizon! 😀

Welcome to aviation :p

Feeling a bit queezy on your first go isn’t really much to worry about. Flying in a light aeroplane is very unlike the normal flying (ie the Torremolinos Express) that you’d normally do. You’re in a very small aeroplane, in a small, noisy, smelly and cramped cockpit, your elbows are having a major falling out with those of the instructor, and you’ve also got things in front of you which are being waggled, pushed, pulled and turned. Sounds like purgatory!

But stick with it, once you get to learn what everything does (“Nurse -fetch the machine that goes PING!”), and how to use them, as dodrums says you’ll soon find yourself concentrating on what you and the aeroplane are doing, not whether you’re about to see your All Bran again.

Well done though, especially on being able to identify your mates house and your town – Navigation’ll be a doddle for you! 😀

Now, don’t just leave it as a trial lesson, go get another, full hour, lesson booked, and keep us all updated as to how you’re getting on. 🙂

Andrew, looks like you enjoyed it.

Ref the queezy feeling. I was once advised when flying as a passenger to find something to concentrate on which will distract your attention from the stomach. e.g. if approaching the field, try to look for the runway. Now I have started training I don’t feel queezy any more, concentrating too much on what I am learning to think about feeling sick.

Ken