Mike Vergalla flying sure and steady during the SRS Àger in 2025 Photo: Marcus King

How to: Deal with motion sickness

It's a pilot's worst nightmare, but it can be managed

19 January, 2026, by Mike Vergalla

When I started paragliding I finally realised my dream of becoming a bird, but I quickly discovered that my body and mind were holding me back. For the first four years’ flying, during every mountain flight, I would get sick and throw up.

None of my friends had this problem, and they happily advanced in their flying progression. Meanwhile, I would hit a wall just before two hours’ flying and either throw up in the air or nearly make it to the ground and feel terrible, sometimes dry heaving on...

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