MOTION SICKNESS

Motion sickness is often caused by vestibular disorientation - your body's sensory organs send mixed messages to your brain.

Motion sickness causes increased salivation, nausea and vomiting, accompanied by pallor, cold sweat, hyperventilation, dizziness and headaches. Affected persons may also become apathic, lethargic or irritable.

During visual flight, you overcome motion sickness by focusing your eyes on the outside horizon. However, in the clouds, precipitation, fog or haze that constitude IFR conditions, this becomes impossible. To overcome motion sickness without outside references, focus on the instrument panel, because it is your only source of accurate position information.