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Old September 21st 04, 08:30 AM
Dylan Smith
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In article SLM3d.20035$wV.8031@attbi_s54, Jay Honeck wrote:
Our secret? We carefully avoided drinking beverages before launching.
This, for a coffee addict like me, was one of the most difficult parts of
the trip!


Especially since most pop and coffee is a diuretic (i.e. it makes you
go much sooner). You can drink plain water and still hold on fine for
that period - water will keep you with the fluids, but you won't have it
come out fast like coffee.

The longest GA leg I did was about the same length in a Piper Apache
which carried 7 hours of fuel. It was my ass that was sore after that...

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