Anyone else afraid of flying?

Sky King

Altitude (or more specifically, air pressure) does have an effect alright but I don't think there are definite rules.

Del2005

carfiosaoorl wrote: »

For the experts here is it true that 1 pint on the ground equals 3 in the air?

That's the air, there's less pressure so it expands :-)

nlgbbbblth

A question for all those people who say flying is the safest mode of transport.

Which would you prefer - to be in a plane crash or to be in a car crash?

I'd happily take my chances in the car. I think the odds of surviving a car accident are better.

Itssoeasy

No i'm not afraid of flying. I'm afraid of crashing.

Lia_lia

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

A question for all those people who say flying is the safest mode of transport.

Which would you prefer - to be in a plane crash or to be in a car crash?

I'd happily take my chances in the car. I think the odds of surviving a car accident are better.

Plane crash would be a much cooler way of dying, though.

mattjack

Lia_lia wrote: »

Plane crash would be a much cooler way of dying, though.

Just after you joined the Mile High Club.

kelle

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Just allow the calmness of the other 100's of flyers to affect you the same way your freaked out friend did. This will be the last light you will ever feel anticipation about.

Good advice. I tend to be a nervous flyer, I worry if there's turbulence but look around at the other passengers - if they're calm, so am I!

OP, you'll be fine!

Del2005

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

A question for all those people who say flying is the safest mode of transport.

Which would you prefer - to be in a plane crash or to be in a car crash?

I'd happily take my chances in the car. I think the odds of surviving a car accident are better.

The statistics are about how much risk you have of dying in each form of transport.

You may well survive a car crash but you'll be in more so you've more chances of death or serious injury.

Look at it this way, everyone knows someone who's been killed or seriously injured in a car crash. How manly people on Boards know someone who was killed or seriously injured in an air crash?

daveirl

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horseplay

Never really got that nervous before but recently started freaking out a little more, don't know why . Currently sitting in a plane in Copenhagen airport that just had to pull back to the gate with a technical difficulty , woohooo

Fixed ... So they say

kennyb3

I've a shocking fear of flying, was getting worse and worse each flight and at one stage i avoided it for 3 years as best i could.

Now its 5mg of diazepam, 4/5 pints, ipod in ears blaring (hide it from host(esses)) and a paper/magazine and just go to a different place. I still hate take off but the rest is okay now.

My 2nd last flight (to Frankfurt) was scary tho as a bad cross wind hit the plane and he had an aborted landing, was worried i wouldnt get on coming back but i just got more trashed and was fine.

I also wondered whether alcohol would make me worse but it did totally relax me but the diazepam is the key. Some people would say you're mad combining the 2 but honestly im still wired - adrenalin is powerful!

My main issue now though is being shattered/dehydrated/hungover at the end of the flight.

sReq | uTeK

its my worst fear, has been for as long as I can remember
landing LOVE it it's just the taking off, first flight in 14 years in janurary and im dreading it. :::(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:

My dad used to be a pilot and now he is absolutely terrified of flying now. He was an old school propeller pilot, DC 4's and what not. He just does not trust 'fly by wire' computers even though they are like a billion times less likely to fu­ck up.

I personally have no problem with flying, although there was that one time when I was flying into Linate in Milan, it was a blizzard and the pilot had 2 failed attempted landings, one where the plane literally drifted sideways until he gave it power to take it back up. That was hairy but one bad experience out of the hundreds of flights is ok.

Plowman

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Wibbs

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Yea but that was a ground test. TBH I should have put a in my post on the matter, but it was amazing how relatively few screwups there were with that programme, or when screwups occurred they got around them. One even got struck by lightning soon after launch(Apollo 12 IIRC). Doubly amazing considering the technology available at the time.

Edz87 wrote: »

My dad used to be a pilot and now he is absolutely terrified of flying now. He was an old school propeller pilot, DC 4's and what not. He just does not trust 'fly by wire' computers even though they are like a billion times less likely to fu­ck up.

I had an uncle like that, but in his case I reckon he was just a really bad back seat driver.

sunflower27

I made it

Had been awake for almost 24 hours when I boarded so I think that helped. Took a seat right up the front (as in the first seat on left-hand side) and thought I could sleep.

I didn't, but I have to say, it was fine. At one point I looked out and the clouds looked like balls of cotton wool - so pretty.

Not actually worried about the flight back now, so maybe starting this thread has helped

Merry Christmas all

jockeyboard

sunflower27 wrote: »

I made it

Had been awake for almost 24 hours when I boarded so I think that helped. Took a seat right up the front (as in the first seat on left-hand side) and thought I could sleep.

I didn't, but I have to say, it was fine. At one point I looked out and the clouds looked like balls of cotton wool - so pretty.

Not actually worried about the flight back now, so maybe starting this thread has helped

Merry Christmas all

you're alive, YOU'RE ALIVE!!!!!

THANK GOD!

happy christmas:pac:

TeddyTedson

sunflower27 wrote: »

I made it

Had been awake for almost 24 hours when I boarded so I think that helped. Took a seat right up the front (as in the first seat on left-hand side) and thought I could sleep.

I didn't, but I have to say, it was fine. At one point I looked out and the clouds looked like balls of cotton wool - so pretty.

Not actually worried about the flight back now, so maybe starting this thread has helped

Merry Christmas all

I knew you'd be ok. Did we bet 100euro on it?

Maedbhish

I'm more afraid of the airplane food.. Yuck!

McCrack

Lads crosswinds are normal, if they are above the limits the pilot will just power up and go around for another try.

Its grand seriously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkeVHBnPMco

eleven1

my friend is afraid of flying :rolleyes::rolleyes: