Tue Nov 09, 2021 3:36 pm
#1881570
Now, at the risk of causing some offence to some people, let me tell you I'm merely hitting 40 next year but already my body is giving me the early signs I'm not a teenager anymore....
One thing I'm really noticing is that my flight range is increasingly constrained not by fuel or comfort, but by the need to stop for a pee.
I'll go before I depart, but after 90 minutes or so I will have gone from thinking 'I could do with a tiddle' to 'geesh, I'm having to really hold it in here'. There's always an incentive to land it first time and avoid a go-around. I don't drink anything en-route usually, unless it's really hot and I'll sip from a bottle of water.
So, my question is: is this normal?
I'm thinking that it might not be abnormal, but that maybe I'm still at that phase of my flying life where I'm still not 100% relaxed, trying to take stuff in, new experiences etc...and there's a bit of underlying healthy nervousness which manifests itself as the need to go. Perhaps as I build up my hours, I'll be a bit more chilled and my body will respond differently.
Also, in my aircraft the seats are VERY reclined (like sitting in a bucket) and so I'm slightly folded over, which I think puts a bit of pressure on my bladder.
It would be good to understand if I'm not alone here - what's normal, abnormal etc?
One thing I'm really noticing is that my flight range is increasingly constrained not by fuel or comfort, but by the need to stop for a pee.
I'll go before I depart, but after 90 minutes or so I will have gone from thinking 'I could do with a tiddle' to 'geesh, I'm having to really hold it in here'. There's always an incentive to land it first time and avoid a go-around. I don't drink anything en-route usually, unless it's really hot and I'll sip from a bottle of water.
So, my question is: is this normal?
I'm thinking that it might not be abnormal, but that maybe I'm still at that phase of my flying life where I'm still not 100% relaxed, trying to take stuff in, new experiences etc...and there's a bit of underlying healthy nervousness which manifests itself as the need to go. Perhaps as I build up my hours, I'll be a bit more chilled and my body will respond differently.
Also, in my aircraft the seats are VERY reclined (like sitting in a bucket) and so I'm slightly folded over, which I think puts a bit of pressure on my bladder.
It would be good to understand if I'm not alone here - what's normal, abnormal etc?