vmirv8bldr
Well Known Member
I'm getting close to the deciding point of TW or tricycle. Since I had never flown TW and there happens to be a brand new Citabria at the trusty local FBO, I decided to give it a go.
(Don't worry this is not a TW vs. Tricycle war thread starting)
While at first I was VERY nervous, I've learned the TW is not so bad. If you haven't tried it, don't be too quick to put it down. I enjoy flying the Citabria and have made my decision. Now the second part of the post:
We did fully developed spins and some basic acro today. I have never in my life gotten motion sickness. I've been scuba diving in very rough waters, others puking their guts out,...no problem. In fact, I've always found it humorous to watch others downing dramamine like candy, only to be hurling it up later. At any rate, after doing LOTS and LOTS of spins and spin recovery, I felt great. In fact, I rather enjoyed it. Then we did some basic acro.
From this point on, the instructor had the plane.
We did a loop. Awesome! Followed the loop with an aileron roll. Yee-Haw! Did a Hammerhead. Yawing over and G's on pullout did something weird to me, but still enjoying it. Feeling slightly warm in the head, no biggie. Did a 1/2 cuban eight. Cool. Then we climbed back up(I had the plane back now) about 1000' - 1500' (from where we were, not AGL) and did a 6-spin descent. I began feeling quite uneasy upon pullout and was relieved to hear that we were going back to the field and practice wheel landings.
This was as close as I have ever been to motion sickness. Never lost my cookies, but had had enough. I've been in other planes doing aerobatics and never had the slightest bit of sickness. So the question:
Is this pretty normal and I'll get over it? Are there any tips or tricks to help adjust? Was this just a lot for my ear canals to process in one day?
(That Citabria is some FUN flying. If you have only been in Cessnas and Archers, find a Citabria and get some lessons! Excellent motivation to work on the RV and get it flying!!!!)
(Don't worry this is not a TW vs. Tricycle war thread starting)
While at first I was VERY nervous, I've learned the TW is not so bad. If you haven't tried it, don't be too quick to put it down. I enjoy flying the Citabria and have made my decision. Now the second part of the post:
We did fully developed spins and some basic acro today. I have never in my life gotten motion sickness. I've been scuba diving in very rough waters, others puking their guts out,...no problem. In fact, I've always found it humorous to watch others downing dramamine like candy, only to be hurling it up later. At any rate, after doing LOTS and LOTS of spins and spin recovery, I felt great. In fact, I rather enjoyed it. Then we did some basic acro.
From this point on, the instructor had the plane.
We did a loop. Awesome! Followed the loop with an aileron roll. Yee-Haw! Did a Hammerhead. Yawing over and G's on pullout did something weird to me, but still enjoying it. Feeling slightly warm in the head, no biggie. Did a 1/2 cuban eight. Cool. Then we climbed back up(I had the plane back now) about 1000' - 1500' (from where we were, not AGL) and did a 6-spin descent. I began feeling quite uneasy upon pullout and was relieved to hear that we were going back to the field and practice wheel landings.
This was as close as I have ever been to motion sickness. Never lost my cookies, but had had enough. I've been in other planes doing aerobatics and never had the slightest bit of sickness. So the question:
Is this pretty normal and I'll get over it? Are there any tips or tricks to help adjust? Was this just a lot for my ear canals to process in one day?
(That Citabria is some FUN flying. If you have only been in Cessnas and Archers, find a Citabria and get some lessons! Excellent motivation to work on the RV and get it flying!!!!)