Air sickness

On May 26, 10:48 am, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk At Wow Way
D0t C0m wrote:
"Stealth Pilot" wrote in message

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the australian airforce, I'm told, have one of those spinning
centrifuge seats and airsick trainees get to sit in it for periods for
a fair drubbing to get them insensitive.

Bob Hoover claims that he taught himself aerobatics to get over motion
sickness.

Note: I am not suggesting that one should teach oneself aerobatics. Yes, Bob
Hoover did it, but he is Bob Hoover and you and I aren't - not by a long
shot.

You know, I had seen films of Hoover's cockpit, with glasses of water
not spilling while he did loops and the like. That guy's internal
gyros allowed him to keep the local g forces straight into the seat,
and that is not the way to overcome motion sickness tendencies. Now if
he flew with me at the controls, well, bring along enough zip lock
bags. And that's what I call straight and level!

I don't get sick in airplanes, but did at the most unexpected time
when sailing singlehanded across the Long Island Sound. the odd thing
was, I was busy, fully occupied, in fresh air, and boom. Once was
enough: I was afraid I was going to live.