"Peter R." wrote in message
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vincent p. norris ) wrote:

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If you go up to 10 K next time you have a head cold, you'll discover
you are NOT "acclimated." DON'T DO IT. It's excruciatingly painful.

Isn't that why the miracle drug, Pseudoephedrine (aka Sudafed), was
invented?

Well, sometimes you'll take it and it doesn't work.

During my training, I was getting over a head cold and felt I was pretty
much done with it. Just to be safe, I took a pseudoephedrine to make sure
that I didn't have any problems. Things were fine during the climb and
maneuvers, but when I descended to pattern altitude, my head felt like it
was going to explode! It suprised me how much it hurt, it felt like my
sinuses were going to pop.

Since this incident, I try not to fly within 2 weeks of having a head cold.

-Trent
PP-ASEL