brien23
Pattern Altitude
The older I get the less g forces I can stand why?
old age and G force
- Thread starter brien23
- Start date
wabower
Touchdown! Greaser!
- Joined
- Sep 1, 2008
- Messages
- 12,013
- Display Name
Display name:
Wayne
Dunno, but for me acro left the building quite a while back. At first I thought I just needed to reacclimatize, but finally concluded I just needed to quit.
Tom-D
Taxi to Parking
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2005
- Messages
- 34,740
- Display Name
Display name:
Tom-D
it's due to the geezer syndrome.
Ultimately this is from inadequate oxygenation to the brain. This can come form a bad pump (heart), bad plumbing (vessels) or inadequate oxygen carrying capacity of the blood (low blood count, impaired carrying capacity of the red blood cell such as with methemglobinemia).
Barring known heart disease, the pump is not likely the issue. Cardiac output will decrease with age but not significantly. Likewise, barring known other history such as anemia we are left with the plumbing. With age, the vessels lose elasticity. They become less responsive to the bodys own adrenalin. Atherosclerosis, smoking, high blood pressure, etc will increase this effect.
ebetancourt
Line Up and Wait
How many Gs are you pulling? 3.5 or so that it takes for the primary maneuvers are not an issue for me (72 in 2 weeks). Hadn't noticed any issues except rusty piloting skills.
poadeleted20
Deleted
- Joined
- Apr 8, 2005
- Messages
- 31,250
Same reasons you can't run as far/fast as you used to -- your body is not as strong and tight as it was.