Are you afraid of flying?

Chuck Stone

Are you completely comfortable being in a pressurized tube flying at 500mph or do you think 'oh lordy this just isn't right at all'?

bandit197

I normally make sure there is alcohol involved to calm the nerves.

RichieC

Didn't bother me at all.. was a bit nervy getting on and it hurt my ears but I wouldn't say I was afraid of flying.

Aoifey!

Well when you put it that way...

Stained Class

No, it's the falling that worries me.:pac:

Washington Irving

Meh, its alright

Fluorescence

Nope, doesn't bother me at all. I love watching the clouds go past. The whole getting through an airport, being stuck on a plane for hours and navigating the airport at the other end can be a massive pain in the face though.

Duggy747

I hate that initial drop after the plane takes off.

That feeling you get in your stomach like your driving fast over a hill is sickening.

Stinicker

Not really, often tried waving my arms up and down and never once got off the ground.

rockmongrel

Not at all, I ****ing love flying. Always insist on getting a window seat (on a short flight anyway, nothing cross-continental :pac:)

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I used to be terrified. Then had an incident when there was fuel spilling out of the overflow of the wings of our 747 because of heat and we couldn't take off. Fire engines and panic etc etc But the air con doesn't work on these babies when they are stationary and it was the hottest day of the year in london so we literally roasted for 2 hours. I was never so happy when we lifted off and lifting off has been a breeze since
Just takes a positive experience I suppose (the take off being positive..)

Chris P. Bacon

I love it,i travel long haul about 8 times a year and i just love been on a plane.

I used to work with a fella who was never outside of Ireland and when i asked why he said it was because he was afraid of flying,how can you be afraid of flying if you have never been on a plane?

Chuck Stone

I kinda like the take off. I sometimes get a bit nervy on the landing - was convinced the plane was crash landing once - heart was doin 90.

Dotrel

Only when I'm sitting beside Neil Prendeville.

Kevin Duffy

Love it, feckin' love it. The sensation of taking off, the excitement of seeing somewhere new and different, the whole idea of covering thousands of miles so quickly is still a thrill to me.
I'm due small 'plane flight soon, with a mate who's a pilot - I am ridiculously excited by the prospect

Seachmall

Isn't it one of, if not the, safest form of transport?

And yes, I love it. Particularly long distance night flights.

almostnever

Not afraid at all, in fact I think I'd rather like it if it wasn't absolute agony for my ears, nose, neck and jaws.

badgerbaiter

I used to like flying then one day i got on a plane and i was suddenly struck by nerves, shaking sweating and in a state of panic for the whole flight. Been the same since and i could never firgure out why i got the fear so outa the blue

Chuck Stone

Seachmall wrote: »

Isn't it one of, if not the, safest form of transport?

It sure is but that doesn't really prevent people from being afraid.

I thought I was going to be afraid on my first flight but I wwas just awestruck looking out the window thinkin 'this is fantastic'.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Im not afraid of flying...


Im afraid of crashing!

Mena

Used to be slightly concerned but that was more a feeling of lack of control. Fly 2 to 4 times a week for work now so it's on a par with walking...

stovelid

Yes - as in I am afraid.

Chuck Stone

badgerbaiter wrote: »

I used to like flying then one day i got on a plane and i was suddenly struck by nerves, shaking sweating and in a state of panic for the whole flight. Been the same since and i could never firgure out why i got the fear so outa the blue

That happened to me once on a flight to Barcelona, horrible horrible horrible. I got over it though... mostly.

PK2008

Seachmall wrote: »

Isn't it one of, if not the, safest form of transport?

And yes, I love it. Particularly long distance night flights.

Yep, one of the safest things you'll ever do is fly in a plane.

Everything is engineered and tested to a level of safety far beyond anything it will ever encounter.

On the rare occasions there have been issues its usually down to human error- but even that is very rare.

Most fear of flying is down to feeling out of control- if you have a fear of flying you can definitely overcome it.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I don't think I feared it until my first two flights. First one to Ibiza, I thought my ears would explode and I couldn't hear for a day. And the second was a prop plane to Edinborough and that was a seriously rough flight. Put me right off

Plowman

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Sound Bite

I love it. Especially take off and landing. Usually get a window seat..find it very relaxing just looking out at the clouds.

sunflower27

No, I don't like it. I usually have a glass of wine or two before getting on and another one on the plane.

Short-haul not so bad, but I was a nervous wreck last year on an 8-hour flight

o1s1n

PK2008 wrote: »

Yep, one of the safest things you'll ever do is fly in a plane.

Everything is engineered and tested to a level of safety far beyond anything it will ever encounter.

On the rare occasions there have been issues its usually down to human error- but even that is very rare.

Most fear of flying is down to feeling out of control- if you have a fear of flying you can definitely overcome it.

I absolutely hate flying and am fully aware of the above. Experienced an aborted landing once due to high winds (wing almost hit the runway) and it scared the bejasus out of me. People were screaming all over the plane

I think the main problem is that when things go bad, do they go bad. Even a small hiccup that sends you dropping a bit is enough to make people sick.

Imagine the sensation of plummeting towards the earth nose first at several hundred miles per hour.

Doesn't stop me flying though. If I have to travel I have to travel. Just dread those few hours in the air.

El Weirdo

bandit197 wrote: »

I normally make sure there is alcohol involved to calm the nerves.

This.

And Valium. Great fucking tack.

Don't mind it at all

TanG411

I love staring out the window.

I've only been on a plane twice but actually enjoyed it. No nerves at all.

Kevin Duffy

ThinksAmoral wrote: »

I love staring out the window.

Great, but what about flying? :pac:

Chuck Stone

I don't do it at home but it's interesting on a plane or train.

ThinksAmoral wrote: »

I love staring out the window.

http://www.trivworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Homer.simpson.blank_.stare_.gif

johngalway

Love flying Don't see the point in being afraid of it.

brummytom

I've never been afraid of the highest heights
Or afraid of flying


Sorry, what? Yeah I do. I usually look around to see who could potentially hijack the plane. Always calms me down.

mackg

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Love it, feckin' love it. The sensation of taking off, the excitement of seeing somewhere new and different, the whole idea of covering thousands of miles so quickly is still a thrill to me.
I'm due small 'plane flight soon, with a mate who's a pilot - I am ridiculously excited by the prospect

Love flying, have a buddy who did a few helicopter lessons; said it wasn't that good. I don't believe that for a second.

o1s1n

Karsini wrote: »

I've only been on a plane twice but actually enjoyed it. No nerves at all.

That's the thing, the first few times are grand. It's after that when it all starts getting freaky.

I loved my first flight. Was only 8 at the time. They even let all the kids go up into the cockpit of the plane for a look. (I think it was a Boing 737). I really loved that.

20 or 30 odd flights later, I hate it to bits. Everything about it. The sooner teleportation is invented the better.

El Weirdo

brummytom wrote: »

I've never been afraid of the highest heights
Or afraid of flying

The fact that I think I know what that is a reference to makes me sad.

Kevin Duffy

mackg wrote: »

Love flying, have a buddy who did a few helicopter lessons; said it wasn't that good. I don't believe that for a second.

The lyin' fecker is only saying that so the rest of us don't rush to get in on his act.

JackieChan

Initially I was fine flying but then some weekly flights for about 6 months made me come to fear it. Even now several years on I dread flying but a Xanax is fantastic for taking the edge off it and allow me to enjoy the flight!

cml387

As a an outed aerosexual I love everything about aircraft,mankind's greatest ever invention.

It's the bit before,the parking,the queues,the security. All the "hurry up and wait".

Look at pictures of Dublin airport in the sixties. No queues, a magnificent terminal building.Mind you,only the rich buggers could fly then.

PK2008

To make it comparable to something everyday, imagine when you woke up in the morning to go to work a team of engineers were testing every component of your car before you got in.

When you get in you realise you have independent redundant systems for every critical system required, including an extra engine and twice as much petrol as needed. The car is strong enough to survive a lightening strike

You have 2 drivers, both experienced, qualified professional drivers trained for every eventuality, who will drive the car to the nearest garage at the first sign of any issues. You car is also fitted with an auto drive system which can safely park the car in the very unlikely case your drivers cant.

Then before you set off people at your home and your destination confirm they have plotted your exact course and cleared every road for you and will track your every move to ensure no issues.

Then you get on the road which is completely clear and 4 miles wide. The road has no obstacles, no traffic, no traffic lights and no sharp bends- almost straight from home to work. Though possibly some potholes (turbulence), but nothing your car cant handle.

Even if all systems failed in your car the drivers could use the manual systems to safely steer the car to a safe stop.

As you come to your destination the entire parking sequence is checked and verified by your drivers and the people at your work.

Your car parks safely and another team of engineers at work again test all the systems before you go home.

Every week your car is given a full and rigorous service- all components are replaced well before their usable life span and all meet high safety standards which are regularly independently tested

(Source; my uncle was a flight engineer for over 20 years but its all available on line)

I have also flown a Cessna- that is a crazy experience

Darkginger

When I first started flying (in the 60s, as a kid, on a prop plane) it didn't bother me at all. Years later, it bothers me - can't stand the unexplained changes in engine noise etc. Having said that, I LOVE turbulence - it's like a rollercoaster ride. I love looking at the cloudscape out of the window, and the deep, deep blue of the sky above. It's the boring parts that bother me, that's when I start remembering the plane falling apart at the beginning of 'Alive!' and so on. I'm also terrified of Aer Lingus hot sandwiches, but that's a rational fear.

Boxoffrogs

Absolutely hate it. Once flew to Italy on a ski trip with work and did not get on the return flight. Instead spent three days travelling home by other means of transport. In my job, they were plotting my course on the map with a little leprechaun figure (feckers).

They thought I was joking when I signed up to go the next year.

bnt

I love flying, though I have been on a few flights that were just too long. I've never been able to sleep on planes, so after ten hours I'm like "get me off this thing!" But of course there's something "not right" about it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_-dJEQju2I

My best flying experience, however, was in South Africa in a little Cessna, flown by a work colleague who had just got his private license. Our town looked very different from 3,000 feet up. Then we had to land in a crosswind, so we came in sideways ...

cml387

PK2008 wrote: »

I have also flown a Cessna- that is a crazy experience

Cessna.

Oh god there I go again.

Chuck Stone

Then there's all the mad-cap things that happen in planes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaXvFT_UyI8

cocoshovel

Chuck Stone wrote: »

heart was doin 90.

Thats a pretty normal heart rate there, jim. you musn't have been that scared :pac:

Sorry I couldn't resist.

cml387

Airplane is a documentary,goddamit.