I will be going on my first flight ever. Any tips? My big concern other than crashing is air sickness. Thanks in advance and prayers are appreciated.

That's good news. You may want to have a better understanding of air sickness or Motion sickness

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I will be going on my first flight ever. Any tips? My big concern other than crashing is air sickness. Thanks in advance and prayers are appreciated.

Relax and enjoy it !!! It´s great fun ! Get a window seat ! The best route ever that I took was Chicago -> Shanghai via United... we flew following the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.. and I think that in the horizon we saw Mt McKinley.

How far is your flight? If it´s long, drink water to keep you hydrated... the air on the planes is very dry... also remember to stretch when possible.

Don´t worry about the airsickness... you´ll be fine ! :)

Indianapolis-Hartford via Baltimore
Back the same day via Chicago.

I remember a TV programme about nervous flyers (I'm not suggesting you're in that category) and the help available to them from the airlines.

One of the pieces of advice given was to keep hold of the armrests while airborne, it's the only thing holding the plane up. If everyone lets go at the same time, the aircraft will plummet!:mg:

Oh, yes I am! I am looking for a good parachute.

Friends,

Flying is very fair. When something happens, both business and coach class go together...:)

Stijloor.

Statistically, flying is the safest form of transport. You put yourself at a much greater risk when you drive.

Most people are nervous the first time they fly, it is probably fear of the unknown. Once you take off, I'm sure you will relax and start to enjoy it.

When you have flown a few times and the novelty has worn off, flying is routine and boring.

I will be going on my first flight ever. Any tips? My big concern other than crashing is air sickness. Thanks in advance and prayers are appreciated.

Air sickness rarely occurs, in my experiece. In over 100,000 miles of flying during 18 years of living in the USA I can only remember one trip where the turbulence and other cabin conditions resulted in someone getting sick!

At this time of year, there may be a small amount of turbulence, but the aircraft crew are normally able to avoid it, from the reports they get from other aircraft. If you thik it's going to be a problem you could get some Dramamine which will calm you.

I'm normally asleep before the plane gets its wheels up on take off....boring!!

I used to be anxious about Flying. To gain perspective, I would arrive at the airport early and count how many planes took of and landed while I was sitting there. At this particular NY airport, it was about one every minute. Given that we hear about every major airplane accident on the news, this helped convince me, that flying is safe. Good Luck.

I will be going on my first flight ever. Any tips? My big concern other than crashing is air sickness. Thanks in advance and prayers are appreciated.
FWIW, I've been subject to motion sickness my whole life, to the point where I couldn't go on a playground swing when I was a kid. Air travel has never been a problem for me.

Hey, look at me, over half a dozen aircraft crashes of different types and causes, one ejection and I only walk funny occasionally;) (Of course they were all military aircraft)

Commercial? Like some of the others here, I'm a Million+ Miler and flying is no more that an fast shuttle or taxi ride to work. Get on, relax, take a nap and leave the driving to them. (An ipod really helps too)

I get terrible motion sickness (like Jim, even playground equipment could make me hurl) but, like others, my air sickness is much less worrisome. I do get airsick sometimes, but not nearly as severe as if I have to ride in the backseat of someone's car.

Just keep telling yourself how safe flying is....it's the landings and the take-offs that are the most dangerous:notme:oops. I probably shouldn't say that should I? Keep plenty of gum, or hard candy to help with the dry air and the elevation changes.

My big concern other than crashing is air sickness.Small wonder that it will be your first flight, then. I don't know if I can calm you down, or indeed if I even should. This kind of fear cannot really be explained away as it is not rational, it just happens to be there. Nor is it unusual, quite the contrary. You are in good company.

What I can tell you is that I have flown with many anxious passengers myself, and I think that some of those few who actually felt tummy flutter inflicted it on themselves due to their own very fear that it should happen. One piece of advice: Some people are so afraid of being sick that they do not eat before a flight, thinking that this will save them. Beep! Wrong move!: This will nigh on ascertain that you get sick, so don't fall into that trap. Eat just as usual.

Other than that, you can try to bring an mp3 player with some soothing music or whatever helps to make you calm and maybe something to read, or a crossword. You get the idea: anything to keep you occupied (anything but booze which seems to make matters worse rather than better).

/Claes

Do not, unless you are a regular imbiber, drink alcoholic beverages to "calm you down." In my million plus miles over the last forty years, almost every passenger I've ever seen succumb to upset stomach in the air has had enough alcohol to get sick on the ground.

Eat light BEFORE you get on the plane - forget plane food if you have a tender tummy. Stick to water or ginger ale while in flight (The ginger in ginger ale does help upset stomachs.) Sip - don't gulp!

Flights are MUCH smoother now than forty years ago. Cabins are better pressurized, so even the ear popping is down to a minimum. Loosen your tie (if you wear one) and try to get up to move around the plane a little during the flight to prevent pooling of fluid in your legs from sitting in one position too long.

Just in case - check the seat pocket in front of you to make sure there is an air sickness bag or bring a couple of gallon size ziplock bags folded in your shirt pocket.:uhoh::eek::yuk:

There is one good side to getting airsick - you'll have a great story to tell!;)

Flights are MUCH smoother now ......

Yep, passangers no longer have to push the plane off a huge cliff or dune and then jump on, and you wont have to pedal or flap the wings yourself, they have big engines that do the work now. (My apologies to Wes, I just couldn't resist....I'm going straight to the hot place, I know.)

Yep, passangers no longer have to push the plane off a huge cliff or dune and then jump on, and you wont have to pedal or flap the wings yourself, they have big engines that do the work now. (My apologies to Wes, I just couldn't resist....I'm going straight to the hot place, I know.)

Maybe it wasn't QUITE that primitive, but more than a third of my air miles were in propeller-driven airplanes and most of the airlines I flew on with props or jets are no longer in existence (Eastern, TWA, Pan Am, Braniff, etc.)

I also remember (before deregulation) chartering small aircraft to take a team into and out of a small town to avoid having to stay overnight and the net cost of the charter to carry four or five passengers, including tip to the pilot(s), was often less than two first class fares on commercial aircraft.

Another icky factor folks flying US airlines don't have to worry about any more was the number of smokers on a commercial flight. I recall a common tale going around then that plane cabins held air pressure better after two or three years than when brand new because the tars from the cigarette smoke would seal all the microscopic leaks.

Indianapolis-Hartford via Baltimore
Back the same day via Chicago.
When are you flying? I'm actually in Hartford right now. Are you going to come and visit me? :agree1:

I've flown well over a million miles, and I can only remember gettting airsick one time. That was in a small chartered airplane (2 seats) flying low through rainclouds over the hills of Pennsylvania.
Yep, passangers no longer have to push the plane off a huge cliff or dune and then jump on, and you wont have to pedal or flap the wings yourself, they have big engines that do the work now. (My apologies to Wes, I just couldn't resist....I'm going straight to the hot place, I know.)
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

I've flown well over a million miles, and I can only remember gettting airsick one time. That was in a small chartered airplane (2 seats) flying low through rainclouds over the hills of Pennsylvania.

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:


Apparently you've never been in a C-130 with 80 some odd other guys that had the heat turned on, doors closed in July right after a greasy breakfast.........Barf City........and real slippery out the back:lmao:

That's how the US military makes paratroopers aggressive;)

Apparently you've never been in a C-130 with 80 some odd other guys that had the heat turned on, doors closed in July right after a greasy breakfast.........Barf City........and real slippery out the back:lmao:

That's how the US military makes paratroopers aggressive;)
You're right. I've been in several C-130's before, but they've all been on the ground in the process of depot-level maintenance...

Shucks, my granma's been in a C-130 on the ground:lol:

But I'll be she hasn't been in a C-17 on the ground...

Nope, but I got a pic of her w/me on the aft ramp of a C-5;)

I've been in the back of a C-17 w/an M1A1 doing load tests on dry lakes in the Mojave though;)

Apparently you've never been in a C-130 with 80 some odd other guys that had the heat turned on, doors closed in July right after a greasy breakfast.........Barf City........and real slippery out the back:lmao:

That's how the US military makes paratroopers aggressive;)

You're right. I've been in several C-130's before, but they've all been on the ground in the process of depot-level maintenance...

Shucks, my granma's been in a C-130 on the ground:lol:

But I'll be she hasn't been in a C-17 on the ground...

Nope, but I got a pic of her w/me on the aft ramp of a C-5;)

I've been in the back of a C-17 w/an M1A1 doing load tests on dry lakes in the Mojave though;)
Gosh! All that testosterone! I grew a beard just reading it.:lmao:

Yeah, we really derailed this Thread bad:o

Back to the OP....Here's the deal.......If you do get sick just remember to share the big chunks with your seatmate:lmao:

Oh, I am bad:yes:

How did you go so long without ever having flown?:confused:

Don't let us get to you.:nope:


Oh on another subject...Do you know anyone in your area with the name Huls?

One of the pieces of advice given was to keep hold of the armrests while airborne
Bad advice. Much better: keep your safety belt fastened. There's sound reasoning behind it.

If you ever hit an air pocket while flying (happens only very occasionally, but it does happen), the armrests fly up and are utterly useless. Trust me. I was flying once and we hit an air pocket. Forget armrests. They're just for resting arms on. If you manage to score one before your co-flyer.

Bad advice. Much better: keep your safety belt fastened. There's sound reasoning behind it.

If you ever hit an air pocket while flying (happens only very occasionally, but it does happen), the armrests fly up and are utterly useless. Trust me. I was flying once and we hit an air pocket. Forget armrests. They're just for resting arms on. If you manage to score one before your co-flyer.

I never could tell jokes but, trust me, it was funny on TV.:(

I never could tell jokes but, trust me, it was funny on TV.:(
I got it, I thought it was funny, I even laughed out loud, making my office mates look at me funny, again. Sometimes the written word just doesn't convey enough emotion to carry out a good joke! (btw, I am one who tries their best to hold the plane up)

About 30 years ago, my Gramma (who never flew before either) was going to live with her daughter in Florida. I flew down also to help her along the way. I gave her the window seat and she kept pointing her finger and tapping the glass. I finally asked her what's the problem.

She said that thing keeps following us. I took a look out the window, started laughing and said to her "I hope so Gram, that's the wing".

True story :biglaugh:

I got it, I thought it was funny, I even laughed out loud, making my office mates look at me funny, again. Sometimes the written word just doesn't convey enough emotion to carry out a good joke! (btw, I am one who tries their best to hold the plane up)I was on a Southwest Airlines flight where the pilot used the old joke, "Folks we're a little overloaded with cargo. Could you all lift your feet to lighten the load until we get the old bird off the runway?"

Thanks to all for the advice. I have kept out of the air only by the grace of God. Maybe I will set by someone famous! It will be a day trip 7:45 and return at 10:00pm if all goes well. Hopefully, I can let you know how it went on Thursday.

Randy I do know of a Darryl Huls.

Gosh! All that testosterone! I grew a beard just reading it.:lmao:
TPIWWP (this post is worthless without pictures... :lmao:)

I've said it before, I'll say it again. If God meant me to fly he'd have given me wings. (My children say, "yeah, instead of that pitchfork and horns!":mg:

Thanks to all for the advice. I have kept out of the air only by the grace of God. Maybe I will set by someone famous! It will be a day trip 7:45 and return at 10:00pm if all goes well. Hopefully, I can let you know how it went on Thursday.
I'm at Barnes Aerospace this week about 5-6 miles south of the Hartford airport. Make sure you stop by... ;)

I was on a Southwest Airlines flight where the pilot used the old joke, "Folks we're a little overloaded with cargo. Could you all lift your feet to lighten the load until we get the old bird off the runway?"

One has to wonder just how many passengers lifted their feet until the plane was in the air. lol

One has to wonder just how many passengers lifted their feet until the plane was in the air. lolWe all did! It was just the right icebreaker - we passengers laughed and joked
"How high?"
"Is it OK if I only raise one foot?"
"How will this make us all well-grounded people?"
"I took my shoes off, do I have to pick them up, too?"
"What about the bags under the seats?"
"That's no bag, that's my wife/husband."

No in-flight movie, no WIFI, no IPODS - it was almost like flying used to be back in the 60s - the passengers actually talked to each other!

Make sure that the plane isn't on a conveyor belt though. It will never take off. Or will it? :notme:

Randy I do know of a Darryl Huls.

He's a cousin....Small world

(Grandpa was Norman T Huls born in Jasper in 1910)

Just to update. I did make it with no issues. Thanks to all for the tips they really helped. Howste, I was at the Bradley AIr Field. i just about missed my flight back. The meeting took longer and we were caught up in a wreck.

I hope you weren't involved in the wreck, just caught in traffic. I'm guessing that you weren't airsick at all, and got to enjoy the view from 30,000 feet?

I'll be heading to Bradley Airfield in a couple of hours - after the class finishes taking their AS9100 Lead Auditor exams. :agree1: