I passed my Private Pilot Checkride this morning and am celebrating with a reminder that I almost threw up the first 2 weeks I flew.

Posted by bluethiefzero@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 24 comments

Can't really believe it after almost throwing in the towel so many times. Didn't solo until 40 hours, almost crashed the plane on take-off for my solo X-country, and today with almost 90 hours was told by the DPE that I was better than 75% of the people she has examined. At those hours I should be! But it felt really good nonetheless.

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californiasamurai@reddit

I used to eat a rum cake for breakfast on every early flight when I first started PPL, nearly vomited 4 times because my flight partner wasn't the most gentle pilot. Now I rarely get airsick. Congrats my guy, you should probably get a Sic Sac lol

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bluethiefzero@reddit (OP)

Thanks dude. I've got a stack of vomit bags from Walgreens that I hope to never use.

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californiasamurai@reddit

I unironically need some, I need a decent flight bag too. My flight bag is a trader joes bag with a ripped handle lmao

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bluethiefzero@reddit (OP)

These are the ones I got because I couldn't quickly find any others. They do the job with a few extra bells and whistles. And I just dug out my old high school/college backpack and have been using that. Darn thing keeps on trucking.

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1E-12@reddit

Say "Aye" if you also got sick during your first few lessons (or more).

Aye!

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the_doctor_808@reddit

For me i was actually fine until i did unusual attitudes. For some reason the week or 2 leading up to my checkride i started having issues feeling uneasy while flying. Thats when i discovered the ginger chews. Dont really care for ginger but ive sort of grown to like the chews tho.

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bluethiefzero@reddit (OP)

Aye. I own my own Walgreens brand vomit bags. Don't need them any more, thankfully. But I own them.

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californiasamurai@reddit

Hang on to them, you never know when you'll need them...

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rjornd@reddit

You can use them for your passengers now. Great idea to keep them in your flight bag anyway.

Congrats! 🎉

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denverpilot@reddit

Congrats. You're in good company with the late Bob Hoover.

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bluethiefzero@reddit (OP)

Thanks man!

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ScienceOfSoundPNW@reddit

I'm about the start flight school and greatly appreciate your post and tip. I'll be sure to have these with me when I start to fly.

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debauchasaurus@reddit

Now get your IFR so you can throw up in the clouds!

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earthgreen10@reddit

doesnt it feel good to fly in clouds though...it's like nice and cool

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bluethiefzero@reddit (OP)

Hahaha! This one got me. Thanks dude!

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PugnaciousOdin@reddit

Hey! Congrats! Female DPE? Rare find! Who was it and how'd it go?

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bluethiefzero@reddit (OP)

Dr. Lauren Chavez out of KABQ. It went very well. Not prefect, but very well. It was my first time meeting her and she is awesome. She is also an AME and was talking about doing flights to help victims of human trafficking. Really glad I got her.

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PugnaciousOdin@reddit

Hell yeah! A DPE and an AME?! That's incredible! I might need to hit her up

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falcopilot@reddit

I almost urked in my buddy's plane before I even started training. Getting used to the bumps a small plane can put you through does take some time in the air, like 10-12 hours, so checks out.

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bluethiefzero@reddit (OP)

Dude. I was not ready for when my CFI started showing me in real time how the rudders can make the plane's nose draw squares in the sky.

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rickmaz@reddit

Congrats! Yep, ginger chews are great!

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bluethiefzero@reddit (OP)

Thank you!

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KW1908@reddit

i love those ginger chews. Got me through commercial well

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rFlyingTower@reddit

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