Who hates flying?

try half the normal dose? that might be better if you take a valium.

i remember my first time ever flying. I was about 6 and started freaking out when the plane was taking off. We were right next to the engine and between the loudness of that, the plane shaking a little bit, i had a death grip on the seat in front of me and was screaming. Then I about flipped out when we hit some turbulence.

 

Thats how I am everytime lol

 

I hate flying.

I would rather drive 2-3 days than ride in a plane. Then again, I also refuse to ride in busses, taxi's, or with almost anyone driving aside from myself.

 

I would rather drive as well but it would take 1 day and 4 hours leaving us maybe a day to say hi...

VS

flying for 4 hours where I might die, leaving us 2-3 days to spend time together then flying back where I could die again

lol

 

"Just dont look out the window"

 

I would flip shit if I saw that

 

what about "Snakes on a Plane"

 

^ thanks a hole

 

snakes on a plane would have me hiding in one of the overhead compartments.... or jumping out the door with a parachute.... the hell with that....

 

My girlfriend is absolutely terrified of flying. One time for her job, Singapore Airlines comped her airfare to Singapore from LAX in one of the luxury bed suites on the first Airbus A380. It was a ticket valued at $14,000 and it was given to her for free. An experience I would have killed for. She boarded the aircraft, and immediately took two Ambien and was out for the entire flight. Aughhh.


OP, what exactly is your fear? Do you consciously fear that the plane will crash? Or is it more of an unconscious general fear of being in a small, cramped, confined cabin (i.e. claustrophobia)? Or fear of heights? Or what?

If it is a conscious fear of crashing, then you need statistics to see that your fear is irrational. As someone pointed out, your are far more likely to die on the drive to the airport than you are on the flight. In fact, commercial airliners are among the safest environments to be in on the entire planet -- statistically, you are more likely to get killed by any number of means (shot, stabbed, set on fire, run over by a bro'd out Taco, struck by lightning, gored by a moose, whatever) while NOT on an airliner than you are while on an airliner. It's one of the safest places you can possibly be, whether the aircraft is on the ground or in the air.

Consider that last year alone, there were more than 37,000 automobile fatalities in the US. That's about 700 per week. Imagine if there were 700 airline fatalities per week. That would be the equivalent of almost one airliner crashing every single day. In reality, there have been on average over the last 20 years 120 airliner fatalities every year. Compared to 30,000-40,000 automobile fatalities every year. Yet you probably don't think twice about getting in your truck and driving 60 mph against oncoming traffic that is separated from you by a double yellow line and 10 feet of separation.

If your fear is unconscious and you don't really know what is causing it, I would suggest hypnotherapy, CBT, or similar treatments. There are many treatments available that are very effective for overcoming unconscious fears and phobias.

As for turbulence, keep in mind that it is pretty much the same as driving your truck over potholes on a bumpy dirt road. When you are driving over potholes, it's not unsafe, you aren't going to go out of control, and the road is not going to fall out from under you. It's just an uncomfortable, bumpy ride. Same with turbulence. I guarantee you that I have been through turbulence as a pilot that is far more severe than the airlines would ever allow any paying passenger to experience.

One thing you can do if you feel anxiety coming on is to mentally reframe the experience as one of only two choices: either it can be boring or it can be fun (flying in rough air is fun ). Notice scary is not one of the options that you can choose. It can only be boring or fun.

 

What he (BenWA) said^^^

No person should have a justified fear of flying... well until they've been through A&P school... Then they have the right to be afraid.

 

My neighbor is a pilot for Delta (ASA) and has been for many years and was a Blackhawk pilot in the army. He was telling me that most of the turbulence that you think is severe is actually "level1" or "level2" turbulence and really not that bad.

Here is the breakdown of turbulence levels


Level 1
Light: Turbulence that momentarily causes slight, erratic changes in altitude and/ or attitude (pitch, roll, yaw)
Occupants may feel a slight strain against seat belts or shoulder straps. Unsecured objects may be displaced slightly. Food service may be conducted and little or no difficulty is encountered in walking.

Level 2
Moderate:This will cause changes in accelerometer readings of around 0.5 – 1.0g at the aircraft’s centre of gravity.
Changes in altitude and/ or attitude occur but the aircraft remains in positive control at all times.
It usually causes variations in indicated airspeedOccupants feel definite strains against seat belts or shoulder straps. Unsecured objects are dislodged. Food service and walking are difficult.

Level 3
Severe: This will cause changes in the accelerometer reading of greater than 1g at aircraft’s centre of gravity. Large, abrupt changes in altitude and/ or attitude. It usually causes large variations in indicated airspeed.
Aircraft may be momentarily out of controlOccupants are forced violently against seat belts or shoulder straps. Unsecured objects are tossed about. Food services and walking are impossible.

Level 4
Extreme: Turbulence in which the aircraft is violently tossed about and is practically impossible to control.


He said he has never flown in Level 4 turbulence before because they can typically avoid it. He said that with level 4, he as a pilot is praying that the aircraft doesn't break into pieces and crash.

 

I am pretty sure I would be way less terrified of flying if it was me actually flying the plane and knowing exactly whats going on.

Being cattle sucks

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx8HWGaeR3Y&feature=related

 

i use southern comfort personally, a couple shots of that and i'm much calmer. the flight is easy after that!

i actually really only dislike the tsa portion of things though, the flying itself i don't have an issue with. hell, i just booked an open gondola hot air balloon tour for myself, the wifey and my parents this fall!

 

Man those movies were awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkn_a1X554

 

Slinky slinky everyone loves a slinky!

 

Let's do all the things that YOU want to do! This could go on forever

 

excuse me... your balls are showing..... bumblebee tuna.... i wonder wear Steve 0 77 is.... his profile pic is of that movie.

 

My fear is of crashing but then again it isn't Like I know everything is a mindset and I can usually do pretty good. One of my fears I guess is not having anything underneath me.....no ground, no world ya know?

Tight spaces no problem for me, heights no problem.

So its a irrational dumb fear I agree, It just stays in my head no matter how much I want it to go away its like I feel if I make it go away and relax something bad will happen

^ thats it!

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Ok so lets avoid level 4