Motion sicken nausea

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Chantelle,

Inner ear problems can be tricky. Depending on why your ears are clogged,
it may not be preventable. Definitely don’t fly with a head cold. Chewing
gum or yawning help relieve pressure. Does this happen often? And if so,
why?

Tory

Chantelle https://airlinepilot.life/u/chantelle
November 9

Motion sickness was definitely something I worried about as it does happen
to me occasionally so thank you so much for all the tips.

Brad, I’ve gotten some chewy ginger candy from Trader Joe’s before. I
think they are called “gin gins”

Mentors, do you have any tips for avoiding ear barotrauma?

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bradleywb https://airlinepilot.life/u/bradleywb Bradley W Backus
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November 5
Hey thanks a lot Eric, I really appreciate your help! I didn’t think sea
bands work and where do you get ginger gum, never heard of it? Yeah I
definitely want this that’s why I’m trying to figure all this out early
before I start.
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bradleywb https://airlinepilot.life/u/bradleywb Bradley W Backus
https://airlinepilot.life/u/bradleywb
November 5

Hey thanks a lot Eric, I really appreciate your help! I didn’t think sea
bands work and where do you get ginger gum, never heard of it? Yeah I
definitely want this that’s why I’m trying to figure all this out early
before I start.
Nalfien https://airlinepilot.life/u/nalfien Eric Remington
https://airlinepilot.life/u/nalfien
November 5

To answer your question directly, you have nothing to worry about. I’ve
had no end of problems with motion sickness, but I’m getting over them. A
few things that will help:
-Make sure you get plenty of sleep
-Make sure you’re full (it’s thought that the sloshing around of food in
your stomach can exacerbate the issues)
-If you’re still having trouble, look into Sea Bands, they go around your
wrists and will help you with the problems (I know they seem silly, but
they do help)
-What does it for me is ginger gum. Ginger is an anti-emetic, meaning it
keeps you from throwing up

Hope that helps. If you want this bad enough, you will be able to get
through it.

Good luck!
bradleywb https://airlinepilot.life/u/bradleywb Bradley W Backus
https://airlinepilot.life/u/bradleywb
November 4

Oh ya that makes sense, thanks Tory
Tory https://airlinepilot.life/u/tory Pilot Mentor
November 4

The Seminole burns twice as much fuel.
bradleywb https://airlinepilot.life/u/bradleywb Bradley W Backus
https://airlinepilot.life/u/bradleywb
November 3

Yeah I know I sounded like a moron, I was just saying that I thought 8500
ft was the equivalent to being 14k ft when you’re already a mile high from
sea level but obviously I was only 3k ft and I’m supposed to be good st
math! [image: :weary:] I’ve always worked hard taking no short cuts and I
don’t expect anyone to make it easy on checkride or want that, that’s why
I’m up for an accelerated and fast paced, stressful program to be prepared
for the real thing. Driving a truck although very stressful dealing with
all the thousands of crazy drivers, has been a relatively easy job except
for the very physical auto parts delivery job i have now. I want more of a
challenge to push myself to the next level and be the best I can be. That’s
why I’m picking ATP because I believe in excellence and you guys are a
class act and an incredible example of their success… so I want to learn
from the best, not take the easy route, and I need to get my career off the
ground ASAP because I’m not getting any younger![image: :wink:]
Hey you’ve got a great sense of humor Adam, very funny I can tell you’re
very grateful and happy, living the dream living and flying in Hawaii how
awesome is that! That makes a lot of sense on the simulators, I guess I
just thought all the schools had them but like you said it’s a fortune and
not cost effective. Ya I thought using my simulator will help me understand
the instruments better.
I really appreciate all your help and Chris’s too, invaluable information
that will help me immensely to prepare for this very long journey ahead…
it’ll be the toughest thing I’ve ever done in my life but I hope to
persevere and finally have a successful career that I love, not a job, but
a passion! I’m gonna go up flying again in 2 weeks and see how it goes…
thanks!

Brad

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Okay this is probably a really stupid question and I can’t find anywhere to post this, but when you become a FO do ever get to do any actual flying or are you just a navigator and systems check operator for the captain?

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Look in my “Flying the Line” section, there is an article about this topic there.

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Oh OK I probably should check that out, keep forgetting thanks