Originally Posted by buckwheat

Ain't it the truth? I flew a Mustang to 22k one day about 10 years ago, and it was the most miserable experience I've had in a while. I was farting, burping, everything ached, my head hurt, the O2 was cold as hell, dry. I moved my throttle hand off the handle and on my lap as the cold from the thin skin was like a block of ice. Canopy glazed over, radio displays dimmed out, shoulders cold, neck cold. Some coolant leaked out and froze near my feet. Jezz

I envy any of you guys that fly unpressurized a/c to altitude - it ain't for me