Originally Posted by
flyinbob
I think when some people ask this question they may be asking about the queasy factor, like riding backward in a car. If you are susceptible to motion sickness from time to time, like my Dad was (he swore he would never fly a backward UA seat), do you feel any effects? Anyone who might carry a Dramamine just-in-case try the backward seats?
Mrs. Tods27 wife is prone to motion sickness but didn't have any problems on our DEN-IAD flight last November.
I have to second the warning about the magazine rack. I was playing with all the seat controls, etc. before our flight and apparently didn't get the magazine rack latch closed correctly - magazines flew everywhere on takeoff!
I personally like the rear facing seats, but I did notice that takeoff seems to take a lot longer when you have to fight to stay against the seatback.