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April 19th, 2007, 10:22
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| Newbie  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SoCaL + SoFLA
Posts: 29
  |  Pregnant Passenger
I am planning on flying from FXE to CAE (about a 5 hour trip) pick up my friend and his wife and bring them back down to FXE and then bring them back up.. We will be flying a Cessna 172SP, my friend's wife is pregnant and she will be 3 months in at the time, do you think it would be safe to have her on board as a passenger? I know it wouldn't be a big deal on an airliner but this is a different story  Thanks Nick |
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April 19th, 2007, 11:32
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| Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 2,324
| Re: Pregnant Passenger
It should not be an issue for you either. Stay below 8,000 feet and she will be OK.
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April 19th, 2007, 12:22
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vermont
Posts: 617
| Re: Pregnant Passenger
At 3 months are women at the phase where they need to pee all the time yet? That could be a problem...
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April 19th, 2007, 13:13
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin
Posts: 9,409
| Re: Pregnant Passenger
At three months they're pretty much past the initial pee every hour state, and not yet to the baby-on-bladder pee every hour state. I would suggest a restroom stop before leaving though, just to make sure.
__________________ PPL SEL 100-ish hours TT Former American Airlines F/A (12 months) Former Simmons/Eagle F/A (6 years) Former Eagle ground school instructor (1 year) Former Eagle IOE instructor (3 years) |
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April 19th, 2007, 14:06
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| Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 2,324
| Re: Pregnant Passenger
Old men have the same pee problem  |
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April 20th, 2007, 10:21
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: OH or is it MX??
Posts: 4,850
| Re: Pregnant Passenger
I would be more concerned getting slapped when getting information for the W&B! 
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April 20th, 2007, 10:38
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Everywhere
Posts: 1,170
| Re: Pregnant Passenger
When my wife was pregnant we asked her doctor the same question when we were planning a trip. He asked how high we would be and I told him 6 or 7 thousand feet. He said he went skiing higher than that and she would be okay!!!! She was about 6 months at the time and I had to make one "clean the pukey airplane" stop.... and no, it wasn;t because of my bad flying!!! |
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May 1st, 2007, 17:47
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SoCaL + SoFLA
Posts: 29
| Re: Pregnant Passenger
Thanks for the help, it is very much appreciated and sorry for the delay in reply, just got back from my trip in Europe..
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