Fear of flying

wilhelm roentgen · 21-08-2015 08:21AM

nullzero wrote: »

Dennis Bergkamp had a fear of away fixtures in the Champions League which he pretended was a fear of flying.

Dennis Bergkamp WASN'T actually afraid of flying, his fear was that Adams and Merson would make him their drug mule.

BlimpyBoy · 21-08-2015 08:25AM

Grandeeod wrote: »

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!

Not always!

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21-08-2015 08:41AM

Melisandre121 wrote: »

Are you afraid of flying? Why/why not?

No I am not because it is the safest form of transport. I would rather die than be stuck on this little Island that is Ireland for the rest of my life without my sun holidays

Why be afraid? We all have to die sometime and you are more likely to die crossing the road than on a plane. If your plane crashes then at least you were living life/going places etc.

KungPao · 21-08-2015 08:57AM

Deleted User wrote: »

No I am not because it is the safest form of transport. I would rather die than be stuck on this little Island that is Ireland for the rest of my life without my sun holidays

Why be afraid? We all have to die sometime and you are more likely to die crossing the road than on a plane. If your plane crashes then at least you were living life/going places etc.

If you are unaware there is a problem and out of no where BOOM, crashed into a mountain...not so bad.

But...

Half the tail section falls off and the plane starts dropping from the sky and revolving and pointing up, then down as the computer and the pilot disagree on what to do to keep the plane in the air...what a terrifying end

artanevilla · 21-08-2015 09:04AM

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

300,000 different parts, each part made by the company who said they could do it the cheapest.

10 grand for a single bolt isn't cheap.

ch750536 · 21-08-2015 10:05AM

jamesbere wrote: »

Are you Bruce Willis

Thanksfully not.

bnt · 21-08-2015 10:07AM

Not afraid of flying at all, wish I could do it more. I've been up in gliders and single engine 4-seaters, and airliners from BaE 146 puddle-jumpers up to Boeing 747s. Only as a passenger, though - no money for lessons. Maybe I just like being "above it all". :P

FelineOverLord · 21-08-2015 10:47AM

I'm not afraid of flying, but for some reason I have a paranoia that I'm going to fall coming down the stairs getting off the plane.:o

anncoates · 21-08-2015 11:22AM

Not a fear as such but a nervousness about it: just at takeoff and especially landing. Used to be fine but in the space of a year, I had one extremely bumpy landing flying back from the UK and also a quite turbulent flight in South America and since then, the nervousness has increased.

21-08-2015 11:31AM

Going up is the worst.

Hate sitting near the wing as my mind always conjures up things like watching it fall off, smoke and fire, or even a gremlin.

I'm weird.

zanador · 21-08-2015 01:07PM

Even just reading this thread about flying is sending me into a slight panic attack about flying

Son Of A Vidic · 21-08-2015 01:20PM

I have no fear of flying whatsoever. In fact, I remember reading this on a flight to London back in 2000 shorty after the Concord crash. An American guy sitting beside me got fairly freaked out by it. I felt quite bad about it afterwards and it probably wasn't the best thing to be reading on a flight.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 21-08-2015 02:05PM

No fear of flying. As for the ridiculous question of why not: why have I no fear of walking on a lawn, or eating dinner, or whistling or......?

Buona Fortuna · 21-08-2015 02:08PM

Not really afraid, but I like a couple of pints before getting on the fcuking thing.

howamidifferent · 21-08-2015 02:19PM

I'm terrified of it so I take lots and lots of benzos and several pints of beer in quick succession to ensure I pass out once I board. Someone usually has to wake me on arrival.

Yamanoto · 21-08-2015 02:44PM

howamidifferent wrote: »

I'm terrified of it so I take lots and lots of benzos and several pints of beer in quick succession to ensure I pass out once I board. Someone usually has to wake me on arrival.

I frequently spot folks necking sedatives or other anti-anxiety meds prior to take-off & I've never quite understood the rationale.

If you're worried about dying in a plane crash, why muddle your mind to the point of oblivion, when it's the speed & clarity of your thoughts and actions that may be the difference between life and death in an emergency situation.

dfx- · 21-08-2015 02:45PM

Flying is grand. Air Crash Investigation is very good for soothing fears...and encouraging fears.

A couple of screws missing, an oversight from maintenance the night before, spatial disorientation, could be any small thing...

the evasion_kid · 21-08-2015 02:49PM

Never used to be,can't stand it nowadays which is a pain as I've got a serious travelling bug.

RustyNut · 21-08-2015 02:49PM

Yamanoto wrote: »

I frequently spot folks necking sedatives or other anti-anxiety meds prior to take-off & I've never quite understood the rationale.

If you're worried about dying in a plane crash, why muddle your mind to the point of oblivion, when it's the speed & clarity of your thoughts and actions that may be the difference between life and death in an emergency situation.

And some of the passengers are worse

Ruu · 21-08-2015 02:51PM

No fear. It is a wonderous thing. You are sitting in the sky and a few hours later (depending on how far you go) you are at your destination.

rainbow kirby · 21-08-2015 03:11PM

No fear of flying thankfully. More fear of the idiots on the road on the way to the airport.

howamidifferent · 21-08-2015 03:23PM

Yamanoto wrote: »

I frequently spot folks necking sedatives or other anti-anxiety meds prior to take-off & I've never quite understood the rationale.

If you're worried about dying in a plane crash, why muddle your mind to the point of oblivion, when it's the speed & clarity of your thoughts and actions that may be the difference between life and death in an emergency situation.

I don't worry about dying in a plane crash, I worry about suffering a full blown panic attack 38000 feet up in the air and trying to open the door to get out.

conorh91 · 21-08-2015 03:27PM

Yamanoto wrote: »

I frequently spot folks necking sedatives or other anti-anxiety meds prior to take-off & I've never quite understood the rationale.

If you're worried about dying in a plane crash, why muddle your mind to the point of oblivion, when it's the speed & clarity of your thoughts and actions that may be the difference between life and death in an emergency situation.

Every fearful flyer I've ever met knew their fear was irrational.

If it were as easy as reading the statistics, nobody would fear flying. Phobias have a subconscious component.

Buona Fortuna · 21-08-2015 03:32PM

the evasion_kid wrote: »

Never used to be,can't stand it nowadays which is a pain as I've got a serious travelling bug.

Me neither. Thirty years ago I used to enjoy sport parachuting, now ... if its the UK fcuk it I'll get the boat.

howamidifferent wrote: »

I don't worry about dying in a plane crash, I worry about suffering a full blown panic attac:pk 38000 feet up in the air and trying to open the door to get out.

Yes.

Not locked but a couple of beers just to take the edge off.

MilesMorales1 · 21-08-2015 04:04PM

I'd rather be in a car crash than a plane crash, all things considered.

PTH2009 · 21-08-2015 04:07PM

going on my first flight in november to manchester. ****ting it and its a 6.20am flight so no beers for me

Antar Bolaeisk · 21-08-2015 04:23PM

Grandeeod wrote: »

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!

That's why it's unlikely

ThinkProgress · 21-08-2015 04:36PM

I don't fear flying, because I don't fear death...

Having said that... flying in planes is a risky method of travel. And if something does go wrong up there, you're almost certainly going to perish.

Most people who regularly fly in planes are not risk takers in their everyday lives. Yet they pile into planes by the thousands because of necessity or convenience. (or both)

Statistics are pointless in a sense - because a human flying 30,000 ft in the sky is not really rational. We were not designed to be up that high and our instincts are fully aware of this... no statistic can change that reality.

Most people should try to limit the amount they fly during their lifetimes. Don't let statistics blind you, it is a risk every time you fly! To fear being 30,000 ft in the sky and completely at the mercy of other people/elements - IS VERY RATIONAL behavior for a human being!

But if you're a risk taker by nature and you're ok with those risks... well, flying in a plane is probably not the biggest risk you take in your everyday life! lol

Edgarfrndly · 21-08-2015 04:37PM

I had a terrible fear of flying after a bad flight to the US back in 2003. My first two flights before that to Majorca were eventless. But on my way to the US, I hit really horrible pockets of turbulence. The landing was pretty bad too. After that I developed a fear of flying, which I only recently got over.

I started logically breaking down which aspects of the flight made me nervous. The take off made me nervous, because it was an angle my eyes wasn't accustomed to seeing. I got over that by listening to heavy music to pump my adrenaline, and I count to thirty everytime I take off. I also got nervous when the plane turns hard, and it feels like the plane is sidewards. I just rationalised it in my head, that it's what the plane is designed to do - so that helped my fears with that.

The last thing I had to get over was the turbulence. So anytime the plane is about to go through clouds, I tell my brain to expect turbulence. And once I'm prepared for it, it's less frightening.

It took me a few flights to get around all this, but I'm reasonably comfortable flying again thankfully. The earlier flights I used to be a nervous wreck, riddled in anxiety.

If you're afraid of flying, just make a mental note as to what parts of the flight make you nervous and try tackle them individually. Worked for me.

PTH2009 · 21-08-2015 04:42PM

i just hope the flight im on is not being flown by some suicidal pilot who is going to crash the plane. didnt something like that happen recently

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