Celebrity pilot shares the best place to sit on the plane

02 August 2023 , 13:47

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Celebrity pilot shares the best place to sit on the plane

Celebrity pilot Jimmy Nicholson has shared his best tips for coping with turbulence in a recent video, much to the delight of nervous flyers everywhere. The Bachelor Australia star took to TikTok on Wednesday to offer his expert advice on minimising the feeling of nausea on planes and to give some words of reassurance to anxious air travellers.

Dressed fittingly in his smart pilot uniform, Nicholson used his cat to demonstrate how the aircraft moves after take-off and why those prone to nausea should always sit towards the top of the plane rather than at its rear.

"If you sit at the front of the aircraft, you're going to experience less turbulence. So if you're at the back, it's gonna be a bit more bumpy," the 33-year-old said. "The rear of the aircraft will swing more, the front will swing less," Nicholson added, swishing his cat's legs and tail to help viewers visualise the process better.

Jimmy Nicholson has shared his best tips for minimising turbulence nausea on TikTok (@jimmy_nicholson/TikTok)

Jimmy advised passengers prone to nausea during turbulence to sit at the front of the plane (@jimmy_nicholson/TikTok)

"Remember, the aircraft is not going to fall out of the sky," he continued. "You’re all good. It’s just an annoying thing that hopefully will only last for a matter of minutes,” he said. "Don't worry, we're not stressed about it." Nicholson, who first shot to fame in 2021 on the fifth season of The Bachelor Australia, completed his training as a Regional Express Cadet Pilot in 2014.

Today, the Sydney-based influencer holds a Commercial Pilot License and regularly shares his aviation adventures on social media. He appears to have followed in the footsteps of his father and his grandfather, who were also pilots and both flew for the Australian airline, Qantas. "It's a bit of a family tradition," he admitted back in 2014.

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Followers of Nicholson were quick to react to his turbulence video, with many sharing their own experiences of dealing with nausea and fear on planes. "Lol I don’t care about feeling sick when in bad turbulence. I too busy making peace before I die," one person joked, while another quipped, "Turbulence is a comfortable massage."

After the video went viral, Nicholson appeared on Studio 10, an Australian morning chat show, to further discuss the subject.

"There's a lot of people who are genuinely petrified of it [flying]," Nicholson told the hosts. He then reiterated his advice he had previously given the public on dealing with turbulence, telling viewers to look outside the window if they're feeling sick. "Your body can play tricks on you," he explained. "Your senses go all over the shop. You feel like you're dropping out of the sky. But actually it's not happening."

Emma Dooney