First Long Cross-Country as a Pilot -- Any tips?

Mxsmanic wrote:

Erik writes:


haha, I try to give you slack, but then something like this.

Cough medicine for the kid.

Mom used to mix a little sloe gin with our milk when I was
a kid. Worked like a charm.


Were you in an airplane?

Cough medicines generally suppress respiration and mask the symptoms of
hypoxia, as well as increasing susceptibility to hypoxia a great deal.
Combine that with alcochol and the risks are even greater.


Don't make me sorry that I called Bertie a troll.

JDK wrote:
Alright, first long cross-country coming up for me as a pilot.
Traveling up to see family for Memorial Day weekend (and hoping the
weather holds out on Friday).

Of note, I did my training in a (slow) C152, but moved up to a fuel-
injected C172 after getting my license.

Any tips to ease the flight? Good tips for fuel consumption savings?
Tips for taming my 2-year old for the flight?

Just plan the flight as normal. A long cross-county is no harder than a
short one. Just keep an eye on the weather.

As for the 2 year-old, mine were always asleep before I reached pattern
altitude. :-)

Matt

"JDK" wrote in message

Alright, first long cross-country coming up for me as a pilot.
Traveling up to see family for Memorial Day weekend (and hoping the
weather holds out on Friday).

Of note, I did my training in a (slow) C152, but moved up to a fuel-
injected C172 after getting my license.

Any tips to ease the flight? Good tips for fuel consumption savings?
Tips for taming my 2-year old for the flight?

If you can not deal with the problems with distractions, like games,
entertainment (DVDs and music) and such, then Dramamine in the correct dose
for the body weight of your child is a perfectly safe and moral way to go.
Not only will the possibility of motion sickness be reduced, but the
tendency of getting sleepy while on the medication will most likely mean the
child will sleep most of the trip away.

Another medication that will cause drowsiness and sleep is benadryl. (the
anti itch and allergy medicine)

My brother always planned travel in the wee hours of the late night and
early morning when his kids were small, so they would naturally sleep the
time away. The funny part is, now that they are grown, he finds he still
prefers that time to travel. g

That is with ground transportation, so you would need to consider your
equipment, experience level and terrain you would be overflying, to decide
if that is an option even worth considering.
--
Jim in NC

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
...


Cough medicine is a parents best friend.


Dimetap Elixer works great too

In article . com,
JDK wrote:

Of note, I did my training in a (slow) C152, but moved up to a fuel-
injected C172 after getting my license.
Any tips to ease the flight? Good tips for fuel consumption savings?

How many hours do you have in the injected 172?
Go to AvWeb and read John Deakin's Pelican's Perch columns on leaning
for the best information on proper engine operation.

Erik wrote:



Don't make me sorry that I called Bertie a troll.





You have got to be kidding. Did you just fall off the turnip truck?

On May 23, 8:39 pm, Newps wrote:
Erik wrote:

Don't make me sorry that I called Bertie a troll.

You have got to be kidding. Did you just fall off the turnip truck?

you know what they say, "an enemy of my enemy is my friend"

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Gig 601XL Builder writes:

Cough medicine is a parents best friend.

Cough medicine and aviation are a dangerous mix.


You're an idiot.


Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

Erik writes:

haha, I try to give you slack, but then something like this.

Cough medicine for the kid.

Mom used to mix a little sloe gin with our milk when I was
a kid. Worked like a charm.

Were you in an airplane?

Have you ever been in an airplane dikhed?


bertie

Erik wrote in news:13595t1qgv7nt00
@corp.supernews.com:

Mxsmanic wrote:

Erik writes:


haha, I try to give you slack, but then something like this.

Cough medicine for the kid.

Mom used to mix a little sloe gin with our milk when I was
a kid. Worked like a charm.


Were you in an airplane?

Cough medicines generally suppress respiration and mask the symptoms
of
hypoxia, as well as increasing susceptibility to hypoxia a great
deal.
Combine that with alcochol and the risks are even greater.


Don't make me sorry that I called Bertie a troll.

Why would you be sorry? I'm a trol and proud of it.
As far as I know, the only troll to make it into two parliaments and a
Wikepedia.


Bertie