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Flying Jitters

  • 18-11-2004 08:57PM
    #1
    BEAT
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 5,945 ✭✭✭


    So do you get the jitters when flying?

    I didnt used to, infact I used to want to be a pilot.

    For some reason as my flight gets closer I am not sleeping and having nightmares about the trip...

    I am nervous to say the least, I hope it is only anxiety and not warning.

    I plan on tkaing a lot of dramamine to knock me out so if anything does happen I wont know about it ;)

    Does Flying give you the jitters 45 votes

    yes, I eat dramamine for breafst dinner and lunch the day of flying.
    0%
    yes, so I dont fly at all.
    11%
    SpunjBEATchumpskywalkerimpr0v 5 votes
    no, not really bothered by it.
    6%
    SpossXcom2magpie 3 votes
    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    82%
    D-GenerateTom DunneJohnny_the_foxBuffyBotWintersJimkrattapopovChad ghostalBEATRobertFosterjor eltuxyBlistermanThordonfjonmisswexkensutzThird_EchelonJackKellyBadly Drunk Boy 37 votes


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  • #2
    simu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,730 ✭✭✭✭simu


    No, since I found out the principles on which flight is based - now it seems no different to me than swimming.

    I do get freaked out about my blood circulation on long flights, though.


  • #3
    rymus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    i love flying. Only had one rather scary experience in a plane. It's when I was doing flying lessons and the time came to practice the "What if?" scenarios. i.e. what if the engine cut out and the plane got stuck in a tailspin. Pilot promptly set the engine idling, put the plane into a tailspin, only to recover after falling some 1,500 feet. Rather lucky I was wearing my brown pants that day.


  • #4
    sanncoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,313 ✭✭✭sanncoo


    Flying didn't bother me at all until I was on a transatlantic flight and they served curry...I was right infront of the toilets. By the end of the flight they were blocked (the toilets that is) and I had to sit through a stop over in Dublin. I got sick on the landing descent....ever since landing has made me sick.

    Most people have a problem with take off....this reiterates the fact that I am a freak of nature....


  • #5
    therecklessone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    rymus wrote:
    i love flying. Only had one rather scary experience in a plane. It's when I was doing flying lessons and the time came to practice the "What if?" scenarios. i.e. what if the engine cut out and the plane got stuck in a tailspin.

    Did that a couple of years ago, great fun altogether.


  • #6
    therecklessone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    I've always wanted to let a "we're all gonna die!" scream out of me as the plane left terra firma, but in these post-9/11 days I don't fancy 6 hours of interrogation by the police and a ban from the airline... :D


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  • #7
    BEAT
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 5,945 ✭✭✭BEAT


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    well I have only had one rather unerving experience myself.

    It was 2 months after the whole 9/11 thing and I was on my way to Ireland.
    I flew out of JFk and by the time I got there I was sotired I went to sleep at the B&B, when I woke up I called everyone I knew in ireland to let them Know I arrived, my first response was...turn on the tv.
    I saw on the news:
    A plane that left out of JFK around the time I was in the air already had fallen apart over new york as it was taking off and they didnt release the destination of the flight yet.
    I was in utter shock...

    I called my family immediatley only to find out they had all been calling each other in panic to find out if anyone had heard form me, they thought it was my plane.
    Details were later released and I realised I was in thier terminal and walked by the people that had died in that crash.

    what is freakier than that you ask? 2 months before that day arrived I was sitting in the kitchen with my aunt and cousin and I told them I had a vision of a plane crashing that day I would be flying, and I told them it wouldnt be my plane. :eek:
    The day of the flight I was so sick, every part of me was bothered.

    So now when I get nervous 2 years later after having been on flights since with no problem , I do tend to worry. ;)

    Everything will be okay though, right?


  • #8
    therecklessone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    BEAT wrote:

    Everything will be okay though, right?

    Course it will.

    What day are you flying?


  • #9
    BEAT
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 5,945 ✭✭✭BEAT


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    therecklessone wrote:
    Course it will.

    What day are you flying?

    I leave out of here on friday the 26th and arrive there on the 27th

    leave again on the 5th ;)

    I am sure it will be fine, If I dont show up at the Beer that night , well then I guess you should watch the news :D


  • #10
    smoke.me.a.kipper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,626 ✭✭✭smoke.me.a.kipper


    BEAT wrote:
    If I dont show up at the Beer that night , well then I guess you should watch the news biggrin.gif
    most people would probably wait for someone to post something on AH.


  • #11
    CathyMoran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,458 ✭✭✭CathyMoran


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    Have been flying since I was 4 - I have always loved flying but the last time I flew the plane had a very late stage aborted landing and we were waiting 15 minutes before we were told that he would be attempting :eek: the landing again...however it was fine...

    Being nervous about flying is understandable though...all you can do is remember how safe it is (the statistics :) )...


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  • #12
    Jim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,181 ✭✭✭✭Jim


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    Not really, love to fly actually.

    Physics will get me there.


  • #13
    CathyMoran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,458 ✭✭✭CathyMoran


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    Jimeatsmenu wrote:
    Not really, love to fly actually.

    Physics will get me there.
    I love flying too - however I remember flying over the alps in a smallish plane and seeing the lady beside me turn green while I was enjoying the air turbulance so I have more respect for those who find it a pain... would love to go on a glider sometime though, that must be amazing :)


  • #14
    Nuttzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,801 ✭✭✭Nuttzz


    I love to fly and my job means I have to fly a lot, however I hate the new 737-800's ryanair got, they have the emergency "card" stuck to the head rest infront of you, a bit in your face I feel.


  • #15
    Tiriel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,182 ✭✭✭Tiriel


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    love flying but hate the pain in my ears!! it's so annoying.. cos for a good couple of hours sometimes after landing I can't hear properly! chewing gum doesn't work at all.. and for some reason somtimes it isn't as bad as others.. for example flying to Spain last year was fine.. but flying to France this year was terrible! and there wasn't any turbulence or anything.. it happens just when the plane begins to descend.. nightmare!!!

    at least it keeps my mind occupied... no time to be anxious! ;)


  • #16
    Winters
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭Winters


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    Flying is safer then getting into a car.

    I have no problem with flying, just sometimes with the people sitting around me. /me remembers 8 hours stuck inbetween two, well, large women. One ate what was some gone off middle eastern cheese or something, was smelly ****. Then again best flight ever would probably be flying in the cockpit of a freighter down to the middle east.


  • #17
    Selik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,678 ✭✭✭Selik


    I love flying too, especially long-haul when you get treated like king sh*t even in economy class! ;)


  • #18
    TCamen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,255 ✭✭✭TCamen


    I like flying, never had a bad experience with regards the actual flying part-- like others, I can't stand being stuck next to annoying people for long periods of time and/or crying babies nearby. Makes my blood boil :mad:
    Also, the whole non-assigned seating on Ryanair & other budget airlines-- hate that mad rush to get on the plane just to get a freakin' seat. Assign them I say!


  • #19
    BEAT
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 5,945 ✭✭✭BEAT


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    wow, ya know I am actually feeling a lot better guys, thanks! I think talking about it helped ease my anxiety, I feel like I can sleep tonight :)

    I cant wait to come over now :) back on the road to happy thoughts :D


  • #20
    Tommy Vercetti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭Tommy Vercetti


    Flying's great, at least if something goes wrong, you're dead and there's no chance of being stuck in a wheelchair drooling all over yourself for the rest of your life. Plus there's few things in life more satisfying that asking the slutty flight attendant to fasten your seat belt for you.


  • #21
    Jim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,181 ✭✭✭✭Jim


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    I remember a quote from Adrian Mole.

    "I gave Pandora a book to read on the plane, it was called "Crash!!" "


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  • #22
    Pinkchick03
    Closed Accounts Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Pinkchick03


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    There was no option on the poll for me to explain myself - I have really bad problems with my ears.... I used to be in pain the whole time I was flying - now its a little sore on the ascent but on the descent - I am practically in tears - so if you see anyone in floods of tears on the descent of a flight -its probably me :(

    I went to NYC last year and we had to stop over in Shannon both going and returning home - I was in tears - I was crying like a big fat baby! Chewing something helps a little bit - but it doesn't cure me! Then in the arrivals - trying to concentrate on where to find the baggage claim - its sooo hard!

    Well there's my sob story - aren't you glad you read that now ;)


  • #23
    Pinkchick03
    Closed Accounts Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Pinkchick03


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    Cork_girl wrote:
    love flying but hate the pain in my ears!! it's so annoying.. cos for a good couple of hours sometimes after landing I can't hear properly! chewing gum doesn't work at all.. and for some reason somtimes it isn't as bad as others.. for example flying to Spain last year was fine.. but flying to France this year was terrible! and there wasn't any turbulence or anything.. it happens just when the plane begins to descend.. nightmare!!!

    at least it keeps my mind occupied... no time to be anxious! ;)
    I'm terrible - I posted a message before reading your post! Sorry to hear about your ears - don't worry! I'm the same! Its a horrible feeling! Do you suffer with ear problems? I've been in hospital several times with my ears:(


  • #24
    Spalk0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,197 ✭✭✭Spalk0


    The only thing i dislike about flying is my ears popping!....Other than that i love flying, mind you, i can never sleep on a plane but i allways manage to keep myself occupied with something!

    I especially love the taking off part, when the plane is at a stop then BAMMMMM, the g's bury your head into the back of the seat!feels great!Allways ask myself "how cool would it be to fit one of those engines to a car!"hehe

    Only problem i had was when i went to Canada which was 8 and a half hours on a 747(only time on a 747) and the leg room for me was terrible, especially since im a tall bloke!I remember half the journey trying to find a more comfortable way to sit!It didnt help that i couldnt sleep either!


  • #25
    Third_Echelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,867 ✭✭✭Third_Echelon


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    rymus wrote:
    i love flying. Only had one rather scary experience in a plane. It's when I was doing flying lessons and the time came to practice the "What if?" scenarios. i.e. what if the engine cut out and the plane got stuck in a tailspin. Pilot promptly set the engine idling, put the plane into a tailspin, only to recover after falling some 1,500 feet. Rather lucky I was wearing my brown pants that day.

    I had the same 'experience' when doing flying lessons.... I did ask the instructor if he was mad, but i realised he wasn't, thats when one began to sh1t oneself :eek:

    It was great fun though. I have absolutely no fear of flying. I've been flying since i was a kid, so it has been second nature to me. I dont really think about being afraid or scared of flying. And as all the stats say, you have more chance of getting killed in a car than a plane...

    Well, there was really only one time i was 'aprehensive' about getting on a plane was on September 16th 2001 out of New York. I did the whole J1 summer that year in NYC and witnessed the whole WTC destruction with my very own eyes. I was on the first flight out of New York to Ireland after 9/11 from Newark, were 2 of the planes were highjacked from!!!! Needless to say the whole passenger polulation were a bit aprehensive on the way home...


  • #26
    skywalker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,707 ✭✭✭skywalker


    yes, so I dont fly at all.
    i pity the foo that trys to get me on a damn airoplane


  • #27
    bringitdown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭bringitdown


    Well I do grasp the handrests rather tightly at take-off and landings for statistical reasons. Also a crash at this time would possibly lead to a horrible painful slow death, whereas at a height it would be quick!

    However I'd say the worst experience was when a pilot with poor command of English announced "The engine has fallen away and we are diverted to Palma" - an engine had actually shutdown .. and we were one engine short... that was scary.

    Apart from that I like being in the air!


  • #28
    Blub2k4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,733 ✭✭✭Blub2k4


    you r just crazy, atari Jaguar.
    I had the late aborted landing once and it was the only time I was scared, I have been on planes since before I could walk and have done a lot of airmiles, the fact that it was Ryanair and took off again after touching the ground was scary, was funny to see the looks on peoples faces on the plane as it headed skyward again.


  • #29
    tribble
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,478 ✭✭✭tribble


    You do know, per kilometer it is FAR safer than driving.

    Also IF you do crash then the liklyhood (sp?) of you suffering a debilitaing injury is MUCH higher in a car, in plane it's just BOOM and you're dead.

    tribble


  • #30
    magpie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,643 ✭✭✭magpie


    no, not really bothered by it.
    remember how safe it is (the statistics )...

    I love the stats about how you are more likely to get kicked to death by a mule. Of course these statistics would hold some water if the peasant population of the world spent as much time in aeroplanes as they do in proximity to mules. Ditto for the 'safer than driving' statistic. For instance, I spend about 12 hours a week in a car, but only fly about once a year (or less if I can possibly avoid it). If I spent 12 hours a week in a plane as well, how would the stats read?

    Unlike you fight-club nazis :D I think a debilitating injury is better than death!

    I think Billy Bob Thornton said it best "I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid of dying in an aluminium tube filled with screaming tourists".

    I think it's the random factor (like a tractor) that bothers me the most. At least in a car you have some control over what's going on (but admittedly someone can crash into you etc and there's nothing you can do about it), whereas in a plane it's basically Russian Roulette, except with a revolver with about 100,000 chambers.


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  • #31
    Fionn101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 719 ✭✭✭Fionn101


    You know I firmly believe that if you sit up front in a plane (take a 30min flying lesson) you willl never worry about flying again.

    From the cockpit you can see the landing strip and realise you just on a gentle sloping road down to the ground , it's only on passenger airliners where you can only see sideways that gets people anxious due to the fact that they re slightly disorientated.

    Trust me , take a short flight and sit up front and it will all be ok.
    And for those people with the ears (heh you know who I'm talking about) bring bubble gum up with you (it entices constant ear repressuring) not hard sweets or chewing gum , but bubble gum.

    As for dodgy experiences , I froze a carburettor once while diving too fast and it wouldn't close properly , lost a lot of it's suction ,so much so that I was pissing fuel all down the runway when I eventually got down. should have turned on the carburettor heat but 'Meh' , you alwas forget now and then :)


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