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Originally Posted by Dreampilot  Hey everyone,
I was curious if anyone got really nausea while doing steep turns during training and how you eventually if ever, got over it. I am about 7 hours into training and everytime we do steep turns I want to head back in and land because I am feeling nausea.
Thanks,
Matt |
Matt,
Unless you have a chronic motion sickness issue, I would say you will be fine.
A few things you may want to try. When doing steep turns, keep your eyes outside! Steep turns do tricky things to your inner ear, especially in your first few hours of training. The G-forces that you are experiencing and the angle of bank can sometimes make you want to tilt your head in the opposite direction of the turn. Bad! That will make it worse.
Roll into the turn, set your bank angle and back pressure then look on the horizon. Focus intently on mainting the same horizon sight picture through out the turn. Maybe glance in every once in awhile to check your altitude and bank. I had some students who would get sick as well and what I found was they were moving their head around too much. Look forward, keep your head straight in relation to the airplane - not the ground -and see if that works.
Some other physiological things may be what you eat prior to flying.
- Avoid Eggs for breakfast
- Avoid anything containing a lot of milk or cheese
- Drink plenty of water prior to flying
- Avoid greasy foods as well, like burgers etc.
- A good PB&J or a Ham sandwich with a can of coke or ginger ale should be fine
Most importantly - don't think about getting airsick!
