Fear of Flying

[krashkart]

We will be taking off in less than 48 hours for a flight to visit family, and I am sure I am going to die. :nope:

I love flying. I always try to get a window seat so I can observe the distant ground slide underneath us. But in the days leading up to any flight I begin to feel apprehensive. And there's always this sense of foreboding that some terrible thing will happen to the plane, it will depart controlled flight, and we will all be smashed into bloody shreds shortly thereafter. :shifty:

This fear of flying thing is a real pisser. :damn:

[Schroeder]

I'm flying gliders in my spare time and can assure you that planes are safer than cars.:yep:
Commercial planes are build to tolerate extreme stress (Did you ever see tests when they tie a plane to the ground and lift the wings with cranes until they brake? It's amazing how flexible they are:o.). They can still fly with one engine out (if it is a two engined aircraft), they have warning systems for stalls, collisions with other traffic and terrain and last but not least there are two professionals sitting in the cockpit.


It is very unlikely that anything will happen.:yep:

Well, the planes I'm flying are much smaller (and much quieter:D) but the physics are the same and I can tell you a plane does not just fall out of the air. Something really serious has to go wrong for one to come down.

[HunterICX]

I too feel a bit uncomfortable before flight, however it does help if your with friends/family to distract yourself with.

Airliner Accidents?
a whole lot have to go wrong in a chain of events for it to come down to that.

HunterICX

[OneToughHerring]

I like flying, except maybe for the carbon footprint.

[HundertzehnGustav]

Flying, except on a cheap flight where you are treated as "cattle" ...
Flying rox the bollox. :woot:

I think what makes us still uncomforteable is the fact that air and water are not places where Humans are meant to be. looking down and realizing you are NOT on terra firma (either in air or in water) always gives a mental kick, and a reminder to be alert.

It works for minutes - untill i fall asleep, smiling, listening to the turboprop or Jet engines.
:rock:

Funny coincidence, i got a new machine days ago, and as i write this, on the second monitor is the FSX installer finishing its thing...

heres a shot of me...
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5098/87720005.jpg

[DivingDuck]

Moin,

the pilots are the best life insurance you can imagine. The guys in the front seats don´t want to loose control either and will do everything in their power to keep the bird flying unless it´s meant to touch down. So, sit back and relax. Assuming they do their job well, the only uncertain factor remaining is ATC. ;)

Regards,
DD

[kranz]

you may find it helpful http://www.planecrashinfo.com/

[krashkart]

you may find it helpful http://www.planecrashinfo.com/

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

Thanks, I needed that. :up:

[Oberon]

Check the pilot, if it's me, Task Force, Raptor, Hunter or Kratos, calmly get off the plane and look for another one. :yep:

[kranz]

ok, I'm not into psychology, you would have to ask Skybird in this matters but I heard that if you are affraid of dogs the best way to cope with it, is to have a contact with a dog. Best way to get rid if plane crashes' fear is to survive one :D

[krashkart]

True enough. It's actually not so bad once I get up there. It's not often I get to see the earth from 5 or 6 miles up. :DL

[DivingDuck]

Moin,
True enough. It's actually not so bad once I get up there. It's not often I get to see the earth from 5 or 6 miles up. :DL
no need to climb that high to join "The Mile High Club". ;)

Regards,
DD

[frau kaleun]

Best way to get rid if plane crashes' fear is to survive one :D

And even if you don't, at least you're not afraid any more. :O:

[DivingDuck]

I reckon the whole thread didn´t just turn into what might be considered 'very helpful' nor even reassuring.
I hope everything´s going well, krashkart!

Regards,
DD

[kranz]

I remember my first flight. The stewardess said that we should keep the pressure between ears and nose at equal level by sucking lemon candies and swallowing saliva. But I thought "oh that stupid bitch is not going to tell me what to do ffs" so I didn't. An hour before landing I felt that my head is going to explode. My mom said: you should have done as the lady said...
During the second flight it was much much better. Seconds to take off, all passengers pushed into the seats and suddenly the plane breaks and stops: ladies and gentelman, we have a minor problem with the engine electronics. It was scary but not painful....:D

[krashkart]

The worst experience I've had so far was the time I had eaten honey roasted peanuts and drank little cups of soda, over the course of a four hour flight. As we descended toward the airport we came through some turbulence. I kept looking at the hork bags and forcing myself not to lose my snacks.

The last flight I took we came into Minneapolis during a thunderstorm. That was fun. I just settled into it like a roller coaster ride. :D

I'll be alright. Thanks for all your support. :salute:

[CaptainHaplo]

You will be fine KrashKart.

I never minded flying that much - though I admit it was always much more fun to exit the aircraft well before it landed. I figure pretty much all the fatalities happen upon landing - aka contact with the ground. So if ya get off the plane before it lands - your perfectly safe!

[Jimbuna]

Make sure your seat is atop the black box...that always survives :DL

[FIREWALL]

In the past when flying I secretly hoped we'de get hijacked to some place I couldn't normally afford to fly to myself. :DL

Like I said... in the past. These days when a plane is jacked it's a oneway flight into something solid.

[krashkart]

I've heard the tail-end of the aircraft has a higher survivability. I usually get seated somewhere near the emergency hatches, or in a primary burn area near the wing tanks. :rotfl2:

[Sailor Steve]

I love flying.




I hate riding in airliners.

[Oberon]

Get this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Goes-Might-Come-Down/dp/B00002MOJK

:yep:

[frau kaleun]

Reminds me of a comedian I heard talking about a recent flight he'd been on. The pilot came over the PA to announce that they'd lost one of their two engines, but that it shouldn't cause any problems with the rest of their flight.

The guy in the next seat was obviously disturbed by this and leaned over and said, "I wonder how far we can get on only one engine?"

And the comedian said, "I don't know, but I guarantee you we can get there at least 20 minutes before the paramedics."

[krashkart]

Reminds me of a comedian I heard talking about a recent flight he'd been on. The pilot came over the PA to announce that they'd lost one of their two engines, but that it shouldn't cause any problems with the rest of their flight.

The guy in the next seat was obviously disturbed by this and leaned over and said, "I wonder how far we can get on only one engine?"

And the comedian said, "I don't know, but I guarantee you we can get there at least 20 minutes before the paramedics."

That was Ron White! :DL

[krashkart]

I'll try to lift some barf bags for y'all. Cya inna week. :salute:

Krash ... out.

[Jimbuna]

I'll try to lift some barf bags for y'all. Cya inna week. :salute:

Krash ... out.

Apologies if I've missed this but where exactly are you flying from and where to?

Is it a long haul or a city hopper type flight?

[Oberon]

Reminds me of another joke:

Two men were on a flight to the US when the pilot comes on the PA system and announces that one of the engines has failed and the flight will be delayed by twenty minutes, this being a four engined aircraft no-one is really worried, then he comes over the PA and announces that another engine has failed and the delay will now be an hour. Still, there's two engines left...
Then he announces that the third engine has failed and the flight will be delayed by another half an hour, at this point people are getting a bit nervous. Then silence dawns throughout the plane as the pilot announces that the last engine has failed, the silence is broken only by one of the men piping up:
"Bloody hell, we're going to be up here all night now!"

[frau kaleun]

That was Ron White! :DL

I knew it was either Ron or Tim Wilson, I couldn't remember which.

Have fun on your trip!

[Weiss Pinguin]

I love flying.




I hate riding in airliners.
THIS. Haha :lol:

[Jimbuna]

I love flying.

I hate riding in airliners.

THIS. Haha :lol:

Hardly suprising, Steve can probably still remember the Hindenburg disaster. :D

[frau kaleun]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2640789668_48a2a84ddf.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

Hindenburg? I packed Lindberg's sack lunch!


"Ladies and Gentlemen, Pan-World Airways would like to welcome you to the world's first fully automated airline flight. The need for pilots has been eliminated, and flying is now much safer. We would like to reassure you that there is no longer any need for worry about your safety. Nothing can go wrong...can go wrong...can go wrong..."

[Task Force]

Check the pilot, if it's me, Task Force, Raptor, Hunter or Kratos, calmly get off the plane and look for another one. :yep:

lol, yes, if its me.
You will probably fly there up side down. or just above the ground.:rotfl2:

oah, and if you start diveing towards the control tower... Yea... Ive had a incident with that...:har:

[Jimbuna]

The plane was about to crash - the pilot called out, "Anyone on this plane believe in the power of prayer?"
A vicar's hand went straight up.
"Thank fu*k for that!" said the pilot. "We're one parachute short."

[krashkart]

We made it back in one piece. The only hitch was when I unbuckled while the plane was still in motion. The wings immediately fell off and everyone aboard called me a wanker. The pilot came to my seat and ordered me to retrieve the wings and help the maintenance crew reattach them to the aircraft. I was thoroughly humbled by the experience.

I swiped four unused barf bags, which I think will come in handy as gift bags next Cristmas. :D

Fly Delta - We're Triangular! :yeah: