First off, I wasn't expecting nearly this many replies. Thanks fellas. I finally finished the Fam 1 completion flight today. (1 cancelled flight and 1 weekend have occurred since my last post). Today's flight went a lot better. Things that seem to have worked: PB&J for breakfast, a few ginger snaps, and a couple of ginger capsules right before the flight for that extra boost. Got a little queasy going up through the clouds today, but keeping my eyes glued to the instruments cleared that right up.
As for nervousness, so far I haven't been nervous yet about not knowing my stuff. The only thing I've been nervous about is getting sick. Problem is, getting nervous about getting sick is what gets people sick. Nasty little trap to get stuck in.
About those greasy foods, I don't want to go so far as to call bull****, but.... I can't think of way to finish this sentance. If it works for you, more power to you, but I'll be sticking to my trusty ginger and carbs, thank you.
On another note, someone aluded to putting pressure on your wrist to alleviate motion sickness, I took that one step further today. A friend gave me his old "Reliefband" device. Goes on like a watch, with the face on the underside of the wrist. It sends timed electrical impulses through the wrist, and (if correctly positioned) it stimulates an accupressure point in the wrist that is known to reduce nausea. Apparantly they prescribe this thing to chemo-therapy patients, pregnant chicks and so on. I'm not going to say it's a magic bullet, but I did wear it today and I didn't puke. Coincidence? Maybe, but I'm keeping it.