I'm surprised at how much my state of mind affects my motion sickness. It's the feeling of not being in control that gets to me, especially in turbulence.

Once I felt myself starting to get motion-sick as the plane made a climbing turn, resulting in g-forces building up. But then I told myself that the reason I felt the extra g-forces what that the plane was accelerating (both straight ahead and upwards), and turning - I imagined the pilot doing the actions that resulted in the extra g-force, and suddenly my nausea completely went away.

Or maybe that's just my weird brain....

I'm swearing off exit rows, though, because the last few I've sat in have had non-reclining seats.

I like the exit rows, as I know there will be enough leg room for me. Since I'm so tall, many regular seats just aren't big enough.

Never have flown on any of the Russian models. Flew on a VC-10 once -- I left my retainers on my dinner tray, didn't realize it until our refueling stop in Amman, Jordan, and spent a frantic 20 minutes finding them in the galley. Not fun.

As for the rest, DC-9 is what came to mind, then I remembered they don't call it that anymore....

The only time I even came close to motion sickness was the first time I flew. It was a small prop job from Alpena, MI to Milwaukee, WI. I sat right over the wing and the vibration nearly did me in. After that, never a problem no matter the size of the plane or where I sat.

I like flying. Take-offs are my favorite part. I like having a window seat for them, but once we're up, I could care less where I sit. So, a lot of the time I'll take aisle seats because most of the places I fly to, I've been before and there's nothing new to see.

I'm surprised at how much my state of mind affects my motion sickness. It's the feeling of not being in control that gets to me, especially in turbulence.

Mine is totally physical, and I am happy to finally find meds that work, because the next person that tells me to just relax when I am getting sick will die bloody.

Welcome back, Kristin. I am sorry I missed you, due to some of those mixed signals.

I like the exit rows, as I know there will be enough leg room for me

I need to lean back more than need to have my legs unbent -- if I were going to stay awake, it might be the other way round. I can't sleep straight up without drugs or alcohol.

Motion sickness. Somebody once put it: "At first you are afraid you are going to die; then you are afraid you won't."

I like to have an aisle row if the flight is much over an hour, since I don't like to sit for more than that, but for really short flights, I like the window seat.

Happy birthday, Christopher!

Welcome back, Kristin. Missed you.

{{Lilty}} again for pre-flight jitters.

Oh, and does anyone want to take a look at my résumé and offer suggestions?