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Yet Another introduction Long-time lurker, newly registered. I've recently started toward my PPL at Nelson Aero Club and have had an introductory flight + my first lesson (effect of controls + C&D, S&L).
I've racked up a whopping 1.1 hours in a C150 so far and love it, though towards the end of my first lesson I experienced a bit of negative G over Rabbit Island that threw my stomach for a loop!

Hi Adam ? ofgreyskull Welcome to NZFF , I,m sure we now have more real time pilots here now than we do have simmers .

adamofgreyskull wrote:

QUOTE (adamofgreyskull @ Aug 24 2010, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

though towards the end of my first lesson I experienced a bit of negative G over Rabbit Island that threw my stomach for a loop!

Can be a bugger that but you will overcome it.

When you are doing the flying as opposed to your instructor you will deal with the motion better, and I recommend getting a Relief Band (battery operated), available at Downunder Pilot shop and other places in NZ. I have found this really helps when it comes to doing stalling and steep turns. Also, when you get good at the manouvers there will be a whole lot less G to contend with!

Welcome, Adam ... *great* first name

I also find (not that I've done a lot of aerobatics) ... that it's a bit like being a driver or passenger in a car ... the feedback you get from the wheel/stick (and knowing in advance) helps enormously for some reason.

I've stalled/spun gliders quite happily all on my own with no problem (even enjoyed it) .... but hated doing them as a passenger.

Awesome Mate

You have the bug

Thanks for the tips guys. Instructor said that I'd get used to it, and it certainly hasn't put me off! I just went very quiet and kept my mind on the task at hand. Had to do a few more turns waiting for the runway and was still able to bring it in to the approach ok. By the time I was back on the ground I was ok. Of course, next lesson we'll be doing medium turns, so I expect I'll get my hands, or rather feet, on the rudder and make myself even more sick...then basic stalling...could get worse before it gets better

I'm just now looking to get a yoke and pedals so I can practice between lessons.I've installed Flightgear, but controlling a plane with a keyboard and mouse is probably not going to help me any

Welcome to the forum! You'll find that as you do more lessons you begin to desensitise to any feeling of nausea. I've met several highly experienced flight instructors who admitted to feeling quite sick for their first few lessons!

Welcome adamofgreyskull.

I have just started to persue my PPL licence and when i had my first few lessons, i was nervous and had feelings of nausea. but keeping in mind how much i want to fly it did eventually come right. my instructor said that it always happens to all the newbies who just started to fly because the body is not used to it but after stalls lesson trust me you body will come right lol..... I just finished my advanced stalls lessons and it was orsome. Cant wait to start circuits.

KINGPIN wrote:

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Welcome adamofgreyskull.

I have just started to persue my PPL licence and when i had my first few lessons, i was nervous and had feelings of nausea. but keeping in mind how much i want to fly it did eventually come right. my instructor said that it always happens to all the newbies who just started to fly because the body is not used to it but after stalls lesson trust me you body will come right lol..... I just finished my advanced stalls lessons and it was orsome. Cant wait to start circuits.

I haven't actually been nervous yet...for some reason. Not sure why not... The only weird feeling I've had was for a split-second when I was turning right, lowering flaps and lining up the runway after my 30 minute "introductory" flight, over some houses in ~Tahuna, I suddenly thought "Darnation! Half an hour ago I'd never been in a cockpit, now I'm flying over these peoples' houses and they have no idea. This is madness!"

For my first real lesson, my wife, mother-in-law, wife's grandad and my 3 year old niece all came out to watch Uncle Adam fly "the baby plane". Didn't occur to me until later in the evening, when someone else mentioned it, that I should have felt under some pressure to "perform" for the audience. Was actually pretty cool...they had a great time, sat outside the hangar at NAC watching the planes and helos land and take off. (Offtopic, but I could definitely get used to these mild NZ winters! )

I'm hoping to fly regularly, but that'll be constrained by the ol' wallet of course. I've applied for a scholarship at the aero-club. First prize is 10 hours free flying but I'd be glad of even 1!

One of my first flights was in an RAF Chipmunk (yes, I'm *that old*!!) ... and I flew over our house, then circled over over the allotment where dad was planting potatoes (like a true Polak!) - trying in vain to attract his attention. When I got home, I asked how the digging went - he said it would have been quite enjoyable if some pratt in a noisy aeroplane hadn't kept making a nuisance of himself!!!

It certainly was weird - seeing those oh so familiar places from a totally different perspective.

Hi adam and Welcome!
Good to see we have another person getting into real world flying as well as flight sim!

As others have said, don't worry if you feel a little dizzy from a bit of 'g pulling', I remember the first lesson of Steep Turns I did back two years ago, I felt really dizzy and felt I was pulling heaps of gs lol

Don't worry about it though, the more flying you start doing and the more your body adjusts you should be fine..even today if I'm with a friend and he does some max rates and I'm the passenger you start feeing it dizzy after a while!!

Anyway enough of me blabbing (I tend to do this lol) and Welcome!

Good to see another Nelsonian on here, welcome.

Adamski wrote:

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One of my first flights was in an RAF Chipmunk (yes, I'm *that old*!!) ... and I flew over our house, then circled over over the allotment where dad was planting potatoes (like a true Polak!) - trying in vain to attract his attention. When I got home, I asked how the digging went - he said it would have been quite enjoyable if some pratt in a noisy aeroplane hadn't kept making a nuisance of himself!!!

It certainly was weird - seeing those oh so familiar places from a totally different perspective.

Don't know that it makes you "that" old (unless I'm that old too ) My little brother went up a couple of times in chipmunks as an RAF cadet back in England. I know what you mean about a "different perspective". I'm pretty new to Nelson (and NZ) but I'm already picking out the local landmarks like the chip mill, Greenacres golf course, speedway track, race track...and seeing who has swimming pools etc.

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