Gents,
I have about 70+ hours on my RV-7A. I am a low time pilot with approximately 190 hours with half flown 20+ years ago and half in the past year and a half.
The longest time I have spent in the cockpit is 2.5 hours. Most of my flight range from .7 to 1.5 hours. One thing I am noticing is that after my flights after I drive home I am very tired. I know that I concentrate a lot while I am flying and get a little "tense" during takeoffs, landings and in turbulence. But I am really surprised how "burned out" I feel after a flight.
My wife recently started flying with me and see too feels this way. She is afraid of flying but is getting over it.
I just returned from a 1.4 hour (round trip) breakfast flight today with my wife and I was "burned out".
My engine (airplane that is) runs smooth, I use a clarity aloft headset and I don't fly very high so O2 isn't an issue. I am 50 yrs old in good heath and I exercise (aerobic).
Do others feel the same way after a flight? Is it that I am internally stressing during the flight and don't know it? Any ideas on how to improve this?
I have about 70+ hours on my RV-7A. I am a low time pilot with approximately 190 hours with half flown 20+ years ago and half in the past year and a half.
The longest time I have spent in the cockpit is 2.5 hours. Most of my flight range from .7 to 1.5 hours. One thing I am noticing is that after my flights after I drive home I am very tired. I know that I concentrate a lot while I am flying and get a little "tense" during takeoffs, landings and in turbulence. But I am really surprised how "burned out" I feel after a flight.
My wife recently started flying with me and see too feels this way. She is afraid of flying but is getting over it.
I just returned from a 1.4 hour (round trip) breakfast flight today with my wife and I was "burned out".
My engine (airplane that is) runs smooth, I use a clarity aloft headset and I don't fly very high so O2 isn't an issue. I am 50 yrs old in good heath and I exercise (aerobic).
Do others feel the same way after a flight? Is it that I am internally stressing during the flight and don't know it? Any ideas on how to improve this?