Interesting Passenger Vertigo

[Apache123]

I had an interesting experience last night with one of my best friends. I took him and some others on my favorite flight: down around the chicago skyline at night.

When I do this and there's no moon in the sky I never look towards lake Michigan; it's just a black hole. It's not just the pilot that can get the leans, though. He was staring out over the lake and suddenly snapped his head back facing forward with a simultaneous "Oh ****!" This was a night where there was no discernible horizon period. He said that for a second or so he swore we were entering a dive.

Just sharing an experience. It's amazing how powerful that darkening void can be.

 

[BillTIZ]

Quick head movement did not help.

 

[JasonCT]

Honestly I've never experienced vertigo while flying, but it is one of my great fears.

 

[ajstoner21]

Wow, I've never experienced anything quite that severe. The most I've experienced like that was maybe thinking I was in a turn when I was straight and level.

Do you bring bags with you, in case someone gets sick?

 

[Dave Krall CFII]

I find having sick bags always present lessens worries about making a mess for both passengers and pilot, thereby reducing the chances of even needing them.

 

[pmanton]

Hapened to my adult daughter. We were flying in an obvious crab, Nose pointing one way, plane going another way and the clouds overhead going a third way.

She neve flew with me again.

Paul
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