can i ask exactly what the problem was?? bad weather making you feel sick or just bumpy or what??
i am sure if you can go up there again a few more times it'll get better. if its  been a life dream dont give up on it for one bad experiance.
or was the weather rather hot and humid in there?
well i wish you the best and hope you can find a way round this problem

I've had some flight experience in a Cessna Aerobat; I remember I felt sick for the first few flights (never actually hurled, but I had to make a real effort to hold it back!). After I was signed off to fly on my own, I liked to take up friends and scare the hell out of them doing rolls, loops, and spins. That is, until one of them puked all over the right-side door. The smell was terrible; had to cut short the flight and return to the airport (and clean up the mess!). I always carried a plastic baggie along after that.

Air/motion sickness is not uncommon (I'll bet all or most pilots have experienced queasiness at some time). With experience you'll get over it.

Being an accomplished sim-pilot actually makes it more likely that this will happen on a first flight...your eyes and inner ear aren't agreeing on what seems familiar.

As you gain flight time they adjust and you should feel fine.

I once watched an "Ego-driver" (F-15 Pilot) turn green in the back of a 414 Sqdn Falcon. Same problem you probably experienced...mismatch between visual cues and inner ear sensations.

i'm glad i'm not the only one, but it's still depressing

I talked to my friend earlier and we're gonna go up again soon. Next time we'll go up in the morning where there is less turbulence, and we'll take it easy

I get sick easily sometimes. But the only way your gonna get over it is to do more of it, and climb the ladder. I used to get sick on planes, I don't anymore.

Andrew this behaviour is not going to help. Try some NORMAL flying first to get the feel.
My second time in a Chipmunk (about an hour after my first) we were doing aerobatics, and I'd scoffed a load of Mars Bars and Coke for breakfast, I hadn't eaten before hand as I'd heard stories. But after that I figured what the heck, and then another slot came up so all the first timers were sent up again.... I didn't hurl, but I was white as a sheet and covered in cold sweat for about 3 hours after the 30 mins flight.....

Ozzy

Andrew don't worry, the first time I pulled back on my stick, and watched as the huge wings left the ground, I was nervous also. When I got to 35,000 ft I was blue in the face. then when I looked at my airspeed of 450 knots, I got dizzy!!  When I looked back and saw 280 people looking at me I realized the tremendous pressure on me....so many lives resting in the plams of my hands!
Then the turbulance!!! BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE... I pulled my belt tighter to hold me in my seat...feeling sick to my stomach.
Finally as I extended the flaps and tried to contact the tower, there was nobody there!! I let down the gear with sweat dripping off my forehead. The weight of this huge jet pulling at my arms!
Suddenly just as I was about to touch down........A crosswind that nearly slammed my left wing into the runway!!
Steady....steady...... finally as the nose flared, I heard the tires skreetch on the ground to the sensation of driving an 18 wheeler on gravel....Reverse thrusts!!!!
Wher's the doggie bag??
Finally I get the 777 to a stop and jump out of my seat, green in the face, wet in the pants, and dry in the mouth only to hear my wife yelling, "did you take out the garbage yet" !

We are talking about flight simulation............aren't we?   LOL    LOL     LOL

You'll do fine next time Andrew...now you know what to expect and can prepare yourself..
Keep us informed

Dave   

Oh and by the way,  you are never a failure if you've tried your best!

i had (and sometimes still have) that problem. especially in gliders where you feel every little bump of hot air...

in the beginning i was always sick but it goes better and better. your body gets used to the 3D movements after a while.

one tip: don't look too much on your instrument panel. try to look outside as much as possible!

good luck!

could possibly have been that. when are ya going up again?
the times i have been up where either 9am and the other two were just after lunch so i cant really say i have been up on an empty stomach
good luck for next time up there

cool hope it goes better for ya this time

My first flight was a lot like yours. At first, I even hated flying. Look at me now. Its my profession. All it takes is time. Flying is a lot of fun. A lot of people say first impression is just about everything. They aren't always right, sometimes the last impression is everything.

Happy flyin'

-Brad

Yeppirrrr, gotta do them clearing turns when you're VFR.

Glad to see those are still being taught to students!

Quote:


You didn't step on my toes. Like you said, you didn't have all the facts, now it's all cleared up

And i'm still obsessed with aviation

glad to hear it went well man:)

How about this little bit of positive re-inforcement.....its not BS, and a well known fact about one of the best......who else has been known to break the sound barrier twice, fifty years apart ?
Quote:

One more bit of advice to use, till you strengthen your stomach......down a Gravol if you can, half hour before liftoff and it will do wonders for you.......

Gravol is an anti-nausea pill that we can get here in Canada at any pharmacy, you should be able to find it where you live too ?............works well too  8) check it out here...........
http://www.carterhorner.com/prod/prod.phtml/p/6