pineda Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 story in hconline.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Woldn't making the ceiling higher make for trickier/bumpier/more dangerous landings? It reminds me of an airport I heard about in California (Orange County/John Wayne Airport, I think) where the pilots have to turn their engines off when approaching the airport over a particular neighborhood, then have to quick turn the engines back on just before landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Also, talk about hurting the ears. The fast drop in altitude will make this worse.I've experienced this landing at Dallas Love Airport and Washington National.I haven't had issues flying in and out of IAH before. I guess they may start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 1000' is nothing to worry about as far as landing is concered. Adjust your pitch and glide that puppy in. And that, too, will make things more quiet. It's not so much about being higher, but having to rev your engine less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Hey MidtownCoog,Maybe you know this. How much of the affects of landing and how my ears feel is due to the Airport constraints, pilot, and or both. Does atmospheric conditions in general affect it?Just wondering. I've been on flights and have know issues at all in the landing and some just affect my ears a lot.I'd much rather go back to when I was younger and had tubes (real small) in my ear drums (for other reasons) and flying did absolutly nothing to me. I would never feel the pressure change since the tubes equalized it.Many younger children get these tubes because of fluid build up behind the ear drums. Many doctors just leave them in after they finish draining (they need to stay in about a year). Mine stayed in for about 7 years. many times they'll come out there own. The only thing you have to remember when still having one in is to wear earplugs while swimming. But they are great for flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Different aircraft pressurize or depressurize at different altitudes, which will affect your ears. And in unpressurized aircraft you will feel it once you get to altitude. Mine pop on the elevator every day around floor 28. Using the valsalva maneuver frequently (exhale with mouth and ears closed) can be your best friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 cool, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Using the valsalva maneuver frequently (exhale with mouth and ears closed) can be your best friend. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> NOW you tell me...I could have used that maneuver a week and a half ago when I flew in from Jamaica! My left ear finally popped this past Sunday...over a week after I landed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 It wasn't painful, just annoying. I could hear okay through it, but it was a bit like listening to the ocean in a seashell through that ear.I'd never had it that bad before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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