10,500 feet is way the heck up there!

One thing I noticed when I started flying was that my ears stopped popping
after about 20 hours.

Benefits of a big head, I guess. ;-)

No, benefit of clear eustachian tubes.

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.

Even during WW II, air crews were grounded for the "common cold."

vince norris

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?


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"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

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.

I've only experienced this once, this past summer. I actually managed to
get a cold WITH my hay fever -- something I had not thought possible. (How
does a rhinovirus survive long enough in nasal passages that are constantly
draining due to allergies?)

Same experience -- going up was fine. Coming down, I had to take it the
descent at about 200 fpm -- and even then I thought the only thing holding
my brains in was my headset...
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"