The Much Maligned Valsalva
As a general aviation pilot, Chris Richardson never questioned the accepted procedure for how to purge the pressure building in his ears during a descent. The basic gist of it is contained in the FAA's Flight Training Handbook (AC 61-21A): ``The person should try swallowing, yawning, or holding the...
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