Comments on: Five

By: Snake Eater

Snake Eater — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:25:19 +0000

Lex, Re the tip matter ( all the flippen Barf talk is making me sick) …had a similar experience just after I got off AD in the way back. I received a tip from a stranger for helping a friend move some furniture into the stranger’s house… it was “weird” and I was surprisingly affronted … me a humble, albeit noble, non-lifer, 0-3… so buck up old sport… and think of it as just one of the joys of transitioning to civilian life. Best

By: Idaho Joe

Idaho Joe — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:15:07 +0000

Jim C, when I was a kid and worked at the FBO we had a rule. You dirty the plane you clean it up. We usually had to work on the spot some after the poor guy left, but at least the worst was gone.

Only time I ever came close to getting sick in the air (knocking on wood heavily) was when my Dad and I took a friend and his son for a ride in a 172. Kid got sick sitting right next to me.

Talk about trying to keep your eyes on the horizon and your mind on something else!

Great scene in the movie “Space Cowboys” when Tommy Lee Jones takes a kid up in a biplane (Stearman?) for some aerobatics and kid blows chunks from the front seat. Great movie, even though you have to totally suspend your disbelief. Any movie with Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, James Garner and Donald Southerland couldn’t be bad.

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:55:37 +0000

Worst personal experience was after spending all nite drinking ouzo in Athens .We-as spare aircrews on way from RAF Woodbridge to rotation alert in Incirlik–hopped on C-130 for 0600 t.o. via stop in Iraklion Crete. Bumpy low level ride among the cumulus thermals about did me in–sickest I’ve ever felt in AF career. No barf, but if had taken 30 sec more to come to full stop at Crete and hop out for air, hello reverse digestion!

Worst all time actual “event” happened while flying old Western Martin 404from Denver to Grand Junction on Western slope. Mountain thermals were really rough and on final young teen-age kid in seat lost his but couldn’t find the bag in time . I heard this noise and looked over to
see he’d tossed in both hands–stuff dripping everywhere. Needless to say, stew was disgusted to put it mildly as she had to “administer” to poor
guy on final…..was NOT a pretty sight.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:42:42 +0000

I don’t remember ever getting airsick and I’ve been in some fairly rough commercial air flights.

However, I do get seasick. Not good when you’re a SWO.

In a typhoon

On an amphib

Rolling 30+ degrees in a big swaying arc. I think someone calculated we were moving 30-40′ each direction off centerline when we were up on the bridge.

By: Kris, in New England

Kris, in New England — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:05:44 +0000

Two Bags. Yeah, I’m sure he appreciated that – wonder how much hay the rest of the wedding party will make with that all weekend…and for years after I’m sure.

By: Justthisguy

Justthisguy — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:20:47 +0000

I was seasick slightly once, went below to pee/poo during a sailing race. Did not upchuck, just felt slightly queasy, possibly consequent to the “head” smell.

And no horizon.

I think it’s pretty well understood now, that seasickness is caused by discrepancies between what the eye reports, and the signals from the vestibular canals.

Basically, when at sea, stare at the horizon when on deck, keep yer eyes shut when below until you get used to it.

Flying adds a third dimension of course.

I flatter myself that being borderline autististic, I’m less susceptible to motion sickness than most folks, and would be happy to pay Lex to test that theory.

And no, I would not attempt a tip afterwards, maybe buy us dinner and drinks