Reno Air Races -- 2600 Miles in 2 Days!

Jay,

I used to do the dehydration thing for long trips as well, but found
that as I aged it lead to some slow reactions and questionable
decision-making. Had a chat with an aviation medical type who
encouraged me NOT to dehydrate myself as the potential results were
more embarassing than using the piddle pack. Apparently the symptoms
of dehydration involve delayed reactions and impaired thinking.

Warmest regards,
Rick

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:SLM3d.20035$wV.8031@attbi_s54...
Just courious, and some people may consider this too much information,
but... what do you do for relief on those long legs?

Our longest leg was 5.4 hours -- almost two hours longer than our original
flight plan -- so this could truly have been a serious problem. Luckily, it
wasn't, thanks to long experience with cross-country flying.

Our secret? We carefully avoided drinking beverages before launching.
This, for a coffee addict like me, was one of the most difficult parts of
the trip! Flying at sunrise without my usual caffeine jolt was a true
hardship -- but it's one that's well worth enduring.

Actually, the reverse was true -- we became quite thirsty aloft. To help
with this, we kept a small water bottle on board, just to wet our lips and
cut the thirst to a manageable level.

Between limiting our fluid intake, and the extreme dryness at 11,000 feet,
we had amazingly little trouble "holding it" for that long. (We had relief
bags on board, just in case...)