“If you want to get really good photos out of the airplane,” the pilot told me over the phone, “you’ll have to ride up front and open the door while we’re flying, because that window is glued shut to the door.
“You’d be strapped in, of course,” she added.
I did ride up front (and the co-pilot sat behind me) in a single-engine Cessna as we flew over York County two Saturdays ago. But we didn’t open the door — the pilot decided it could be a bad idea, since this was my first time in a small aircraft.
Turns out, leaving the door closed was a good idea, as I finally got motion sickness on the return leg. I didn’t throw up, but no amount of ginger ale or crackers could alleviate my queasiness for the next 10 hours.
© 2012 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Sovereign Bank Stadium, as seen from about 2,000 feet above sea level on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.
Maybe next time, I’ll open the door.
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THAT’S MY SCHOOL! (on the blog.) Thank you for not puking on my house. Or in the plane. After riding in a bus for three weeks and having to edit video and photos on the road, I totally know how you feel. Next time, take Dramamine. It really works.
Er, Bonine. I took generic brand Bonine. Less drowsy than Dramamine. Although it did make me have difficult-to-resist urges to sleep.