Fear of flying

Melisandre121 wrote: »

Are you afraid of flying? Why/why not?

No. Only afraid of crashing.

My uncle was a pilot and he always recommended siting at the back of an aircraft, because he insisted that planes never ever reverse into mountains or the ground.

Havent tested that theory yet.

Melisandre121 wrote: »

I am afraid of flying - and as its a common fear I was curious as to what scares people most about it.

Crashing. Ball of flames. Decompression and death. The bit when cabin crew talk about grabbing a life jacket in the unlikely event of landing in water. Aeroplanes don't land in water, they ****ing break up into a million pieces!

Was taken on airliners from an early age so never developed a fear.

Melisandre121 wrote: »

I don't know why but I really overthink it all.. My thought process usually goes: what if the pilot's really tired today? And is he definitely qualified? Is that noise normal? Why does the flight attendant look worried? Fasten seatbelt sign? Why? Is this the end?

I'm like this too. I hate turbulence so I spend the whole flight worrying about every bump and am on the verge of a panic attack if the seat belt sign goes on. I find Xanax helps :pac:

I'm not afraid of flying, but I am always slightly anxious about landing.

A friend of mine is an aviation geek and amateur pilot, and sitting beside him as a passenger on a commercial flight, he always points out all the things that can go wrong, which mostly revolve around landing.

Shortly after one of these journeys with him, I was on a flight that had an absolutely disgusting landing in Boston, I think it's called a crab landing because the plane basically drags along one side as it comes into land; you can actually feel the plane being blown from side to side, and if you're sitting in the rear of the aircraft, you can see the extent of the swinging. It's not a nice experience, no matter how comfortable you are with flying.

I hardly think twice about flying, but those last five minutes before landing are usually fairly anxious, especially if you're flying into an airport with bad crosswinds. Most people think coming down is the safest part of the flight, when arguably it's the opposite.

Example of bad crosswinds on an Aer Lingus flight, where you can see how the plane's movement is being controlled by the winds.

I haven't flown in 5 years cos of my fear of flying.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJSey8HRUhU

ch750536 wrote: »

I was on a plane once that crashed and everyone died. That was scary.

Are you Bruce Willis