Flying on NASA's Vomit Comet was just the opposite. One of the
quickest ways for many to lose their breakfast was to look out the
window at the horizon going from a 45 degree climb to a 45 degree
descent while the inner ear was reporting nonsense because of the free
fall. The sensation was even worse when upside down or rotating
relative to the plane. Even scopolamine couldn't save everyone :) I
still have vivid memories of lying down in the hotel room after my
first flight but before the effects of the scopolamine had worn off
and feeling like I was being smashed into the bed while the bed was
rotating to the vertical. Whenever I opened my eyes, I returned to
normal.
Mark
On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 8:18 AM, Russ Butler <rbinnj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I did a lot of ocean sailing in ~40' yachts many years ago and always
> got sick unless I kept my eyes on the horizon. However, I was often the
> navigator and had to go below to work on the charts. This led to lots of
> extra exercise as my time limit below was about 5 mins :-(
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