Interesting Study out of UND

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10-07-2009, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by RKIKZZA

It's probably the high blood pressure that helps the fighter pilots. I've always heard it was easier to keep the blood in your brain with all the G's those guys pull with an elevated blood pressure. But what do I know, I'm just a doctor. (Gilmore reference)

I don't think the study tested G-tolerance.

10-07-2009, 09:05 AM

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LOL...I was in that study...now where did I put my hamburger!?!?

10-07-2009, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by FlyJSH

Some of the safety features on this aircraft are oxygen masks, emergency exits, and a bucket of fried chicken for the flight crew"

I will vote no on our next TA if we are not guaranteed FRESH Popeye's at every station!

10-07-2009, 09:59 AM

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Hallelujah

10-07-2009, 10:09 AM

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I will vote no on our next TA if we are not guaranteed FRESH Popeye's at every station!

Be careful, we tried this at Mesa and all we ended up with was someone waiting for us to get off the airplane to punch us in the eye. I don't know how much the company pays this guy but he is without mercy and relentless. You have to be careful how the language is worded.

10-07-2009, 11:16 AM

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10-08-2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Stratapilot

Sooooooo basically, if one eats a lot of food, they do well at stuff. Now THAT's SCIENCE! All it took was a 5% increase in tuition! Money well spent guys! Keep up the good work!

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That was the surprising finding of a new military-funded study that sought to figure out what types of foods were best for pilots when missions restricted when or what they could eat. UND researchers found that pilots who ate the fattiest foods such as butter or gravy had the quickest response times in mental tests and made fewer mistakes when flying in tricky cloud conditions.

Me thinks you need more fat in your diet sir or madam.

10-08-2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by rickair7777

I don't think the study tested G-tolerance.

Yes ribs and steak will probably help you very little at 8Gs if you forget to breathe.

10-09-2009, 10:46 AM

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Was this the same university that came out with the study that revealed that over consumption of alcohol leads to risky sexual behavior?

10-09-2009, 11:42 PM

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I was a part of this study too- I remember seeing the flyer advertising free food and sim hours... to a college kid the idea of free food for almost a month was a no brainer! Interesting to see the results- I'd not heard anything about it til now.