[Gryphon]

Originally Posted by cignaguy

Had two more flights this weekend! I am starting to feel a little bit better with some things, but the overwhelming feeling is still there. Instructor says I am on par with a few things and ahead of the game with quite a bit. This weekend we worked on slips, flying the pattern, go-arounds, and some more slow flight. I'll have to say that slips felt very weird and unnatural! I guess that is why they call them uncoordinated. I am pretty comfortable with preflight, runup, and taking off, and using trim (although I have to learn to keep the nose down!). I am also getting more comfortable with adjusting power levels in flight to perform specific maneuvers. I still need to get use to decents....I always feel like if I am descending, that I am heading straight for the ground, weird feeling.

I started feeling a little sick a couple of times, but I think it was because I tried correcting for a loss in altitude too quickly and the G-forces got to me a bit. I also have to do some work on keeping my eyes outside of the plane instead of staring at the instruments.

Anyhoo, more to come. I will only be able to fly once this weekend, as I will be going to Vegas Weds-Saturday.

Try not to eat anything greasy, and drink water before you fly, it will reduce the effects... had the same problem when i first started, and had to cut one lesson short because i got too nauseous to fly.. no more hot dogs and coke before flying for me ! If you're hungry, eat something light, and not a large portion.