Sick Students?

stultus · May 9th, 2005, 20:04

Earlier this week I was training a student and I was christened--I had my first sick student in the plane. He was was looking pretty pale and I told him to take the hood off, but he didn't want to, so about 5 minutes later we were on a VOR approach and he asked me to take the plane, reached back for his headset bag and let it all go--over and over again. I felt really bad for him and wanted to end the lesson, but he wanted to keep going. It was kinda cool since I hadn't actually gotten to fly an approach in a month.

On the very next flight with this student, I was very prepared--had the back seat loaded with hefty bags. He showed no signs of being sick again, but asked me if I'd take the plane again. Said he had to go to the bathroom..."we've been up less than an hour, can you hold it a little longer" I asked. Nope. Alright lets go back to the airport. Nope. He can't make it another 10 seconds. He reached in back for a stratigically placed hefty bag and relieves himself while I stall with approach--we're getting vectors for the...yep, you guessed it...the VOR approach. I dunno what it was about VORs that prompted this guy's bodily functions but I was seriously trying not to laugh at that point as we had a trash bag filled with urine on the back seat. I'm just very thankful it didn't leak. Ah, the simple joys of being a flight instructor.

moxiepilot · May 9th, 2005, 20:25

new checklist....

Depends......check
johnny on the go....check

what's next?

viper548 · May 9th, 2005, 22:29

There's been a couple times that I had to go and couldn't hold it and had to have the student divert to a nearby airport.

planejay · May 10th, 2005, 00:51

gatz jar does wonders...though they could make them a bit bigger

BobDDuck · May 11th, 2005, 12:09

Man, I am SO glad you ended up taking that guy.

stultus · May 11th, 2005, 17:31

It's all time in the logbook, man

FlySmiley · May 30th, 2005, 21:55

I had a student get sick a while back on his second lesson - at least I happened to be prepared.. with the standard blue bag. The next flight he took two dramamine and was fine, next flight one, next flight half of one, and since then he hasn't had any and has been fine even through uncoordinated stall demonstrations

BrianNC · May 31st, 2005, 15:04

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I had a student get sick a while back on his second lesson - at least I happened to be prepared.. with the standard blue bag. The next flight he took two dramamine and was fine, next flight one, next flight half of one, and since then he hasn't had any and has been fine even through uncoordinated stall demonstrations

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One regret I have is that my wife gets "car" sick. Any solution to this in a plane? She has taken dramamine and it doesn't help. If it is extrememly smooth it does not bother her. But that happens very infrequently. Any other solutions?

Grabo172 · May 31st, 2005, 15:09

My wife uses the "Relief Band" when she flies with me, and it seems to work pretty good... Haven't had a full sick sac yet

BrianNC · May 31st, 2005, 15:12

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My wife uses the "Relief Band" when she flies with me, and it seems to work pretty good... Haven't had a full sick sac yet

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They key word there is "full". I don't want anything in the sick sack.

She gets deathly ill. Extreme headache and actully passed out one time.

And no, it wasn't my flying.

May 9th, 2005, 20:04	#1
stultus Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 524	Sick Students? Earlier this week I was training a student and I was christened--I had my first sick student in the plane. He was was looking pretty pale and I told him to take the hood off, but he didn't want to, so about 5 minutes later we were on a VOR approach and he asked me to take the plane, reached back for his headset bag and let it all go--over and over again. I felt really bad for him and wanted to end the lesson, but he wanted to keep going. It was kinda cool since I hadn't actually gotten to fly an approach in a month. On the very next flight with this student, I was very prepared--had the back seat loaded with hefty bags. He showed no signs of being sick again, but asked me if I'd take the plane again. Said he had to go to the bathroom..."we've been up less than an hour, can you hold it a little longer" I asked. Nope. Alright lets go back to the airport. Nope. He can't make it another 10 seconds. He reached in back for a stratigically placed hefty bag and relieves himself while I stall with approach--we're getting vectors for the...yep, you guessed it...the VOR approach. I dunno what it was about VORs that prompted this guy's bodily functions but I was seriously trying not to laugh at that point as we had a trash bag filled with urine on the back seat. I'm just very thankful it didn't leak. Ah, the simple joys of being a flight instructor.

May 9th, 2005, 20:25	#2
moxiepilot Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CFI / CFII in PA Posts: 2,711	Re: Sick Students? new checklist.... Depends......check johnny on the go....check what's next?

May 9th, 2005, 22:29	#3
viper548 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 818	Re: Sick Students? There's been a couple times that I had to go and couldn't hold it and had to have the student divert to a nearby airport.

May 10th, 2005, 00:51	#4
planejay Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: from CO in tulsa, ok Posts: 237	Re: Sick Students? gatz jar does wonders...though they could make them a bit bigger

May 11th, 2005, 12:09	#5
BobDDuck Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Left Seat Posts: 5,734	Re: Sick Students? Man, I am SO glad you ended up taking that guy.

May 11th, 2005, 17:31	#6
stultus Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 524	Re: Sick Students? It's all time in the logbook, man

May 30th, 2005, 21:55	#7
FlySmiley Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 173	Re: Sick Students? I had a student get sick a while back on his second lesson - at least I happened to be prepared.. with the standard blue bag. The next flight he took two dramamine and was fine, next flight one, next flight half of one, and since then he hasn't had any and has been fine even through uncoordinated stall demonstrations

May 31st, 2005, 15:04	#8
BrianNC Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 817	Re: Sick Students? [ QUOTE ] I had a student get sick a while back on his second lesson - at least I happened to be prepared.. with the standard blue bag. The next flight he took two dramamine and was fine, next flight one, next flight half of one, and since then he hasn't had any and has been fine even through uncoordinated stall demonstrations [/ QUOTE ] One regret I have is that my wife gets "car" sick. Any solution to this in a plane? She has taken dramamine and it doesn't help. If it is extrememly smooth it does not bother her. But that happens very infrequently. Any other solutions?

May 31st, 2005, 15:09	#9
Grabo172 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Peterborough, NH Posts: 1,281	Re: Sick Students? My wife uses the "Relief Band" when she flies with me, and it seems to work pretty good... Haven't had a full sick sac yet

May 31st, 2005, 15:12	#10
BrianNC Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 817	Re: Sick Students? [ QUOTE ] My wife uses the "Relief Band" when she flies with me, and it seems to work pretty good... Haven't had a full sick sac yet [/ QUOTE ] They key word there is "full". I don't want anything in the sick sack. She gets deathly ill. Extreme headache and actully passed out one time. And no, it wasn't my flying.

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