Nervous about flying?

[Johnnytoxic]

I've not been on a plane for around 15 years and I flew back from Newquay yesterday. I was nervous as hell.

We got called into the boarding pen when the Air Steward advised that there was a minor fault with the plane and they are flying an engineer in from Plymouth to have a look

I just think of the worst what can happen. When the plane had gotten signed off and we eventually boarded, I was sitting in my seat looking at the propellar and could just see birds flying into it. I was then looking at all of the panels and how old they look, thinking it might fall to bits.

I became more at ease as the journey went on and was getting used to the engine sounds etc. Amazing views though which was the best thing about it. Hopefully i'll be more confident getting on other planes in the future.

Anyone else think of Final Destination type scenarios? That film does not help one bit.

 

[Thomas. PLease.]

man up, flying is probably the safest way to travel.

 

[mrk]

Not probably, it is the safest way to travel.

Pack a parachute though just in case

 

[mcalladine]

Not probably, it is the safest way to travel.

Pack a parachute though just in case

/agree with the parachute

 

[Jotun]

You're more likely to be involved in a car accident on the way to the airport than whilst in the air. If you made it that far you can stop worrying

Never been worried about flying personally.

 

[Jono8]

I hate it, but i still do it. No point in living if i'm never gonna go to other countries/holidays e.t.c.

Also, i hate it when people bring the old " yeh but your more likely to die in a car bleurgh blurg.......". There is a big difference between car accidents and plane crashes

 

[Cosimo]

You got through that one, look forward to and enjoy the next one(s). Flying is great.

 

[Greenlizard0]

Everything will be alllahalahalahallright

 

[Mattus]

Flying always worries me irrationally. I know that it's very safe, I know that turbulence is very rarely dangerous, I know that planes have loads of redundant systems, I know that wings and everything else on the plane is tested to destruction - but I still end up gripping the armrest when the flight gets a bit bumpy. I've only ever been on one flight where the turbulence could be classed as 'moderate', and it put the fear of God into me. I prefer the ridiculously early-morning flights, purely because I'll be so tired that I'll have a chance of dozing through the flight rather than sitting there on edge.

Doesn't stop me flying though - must have been on 15 planes in the last year or so. I view it as something that has to be endured.

 

[Azagoth]

Safe as houses! These days aircraft come with an auto-pilot that's perfectly capable of flying the journey from original departure to landing, completey un-aided.

 

[mrk]

Flying always worries me irrationally. I know that it's very safe, I know that turbulence is very rarely dangerous, I know that planes have loads of redundant systems, I know that wings and everything else on the plane is tested to destruction - but I still end up gripping the armrest when the flight gets a bit bumpy. I prefer the ridiculously early-morning flights, purely because I'll be so tired that I'll have a chance of dozing through the flight rather than sitting there on edge.

And if the plane does happen to go BOOM then you'd at least meet your end hopefully in a dream of happiness!

 

[Mattus]

Also, i hate it when people bring the old " yeh but your more likely to die in a car bleurgh blurg.......". There is a big difference between car accidents and plane crashes

If we're talking about a fatal plane crash and a fatal car accident, I wouldn't say there's a great deal of difference from the victim's perspective!

 

[Freefaller]

I tend to fall asleep within minutes of sitting down in the plane. The take off doesn't even wake me - food does though

 

[Jono8]

If we're talking about a fatal plane crash and a fatal car accident, I wouldn't say there's a great deal of difference from the victim's perspective!

Yes, but its very unlikely you will see a car crash coming, probably only for a split second. If your in a plane and its going down you will have to deal with the fact you are going to die for a bit. horrible

Also many car accidents arent anywhere near fatal. If your plane is hurtling towards the ground from a few thousand feet, thats pretty much end game.

 

[Mattus]

I read a scare-mongering Daily Fail article on plane crashes the other day.

But flying is not risk-free, much as the airlines would like to persuade you otherwise. Flying is only the 'safest form of travel' if you take passenger miles into account - a dubious statistic, as by definition flights tend to be long-distance.

If you look at deaths per million journeys or per million hours - the more meaningful figures used by the airline insurance industry - flying fares rather less well, coming out worse than car or train travel

That struck me as rubbish. How is the use of passenger miles 'dubious'? If you're comparing the safety of one mode of transport to another, surely you should be comparing an equivalent journey? It's not really relevant that you're more likely to die flying abroad than walking to the shops.

 

[ac1d1ty]

Fact is that a car can be controlled to some extent whilst something going wrong a couple miles above the ground..........is pretty much uncontrollable.

I used to be cool with flying til the other month. Routine flight when we saw this storm front approaching.

Literally the sky was fine but this dark patch was coming towards us. Man you should have seen the bumping that went on.

Obviously something happened because the pilot literally DOVE towards the ground.

We spent the rest of the flight literally above the water.


Very odd and scary.

 

[Jono8]

Fact is that a car can be controlled to some extent whilst something going wrong a couple miles above the ground..........is pretty much uncontrollable.

I used to be cool with flying til the other month. Routine flight when we saw this storm front approaching.

Literally the sky was fine but this dark patch was coming towards us. Man you should have seen the bumping that went on.

Obviously something happened because the pilot literally DOVE towards the ground.

We spent the rest of the flight literally above the water.



Very odd and scary.

as opposed to under it?

 

[gillywibble]

I would have soiled. I hate flying

 

[swanseajack]

Hate flying, last time I was on a plane we where coming into land and people where laughing at me cos I was in the crash position

 

[Delvis]

Fact is that a car can be controlled to some extent whilst something going wrong a couple miles above the ground..........is pretty much uncontrollable.

I used to be cool with flying til the other month. Routine flight when we saw this storm front approaching.

Literally the sky was fine but this dark patch was coming towards us. Man you should have seen the bumping that went on.

Obviously something happened because the pilot literally DOVE towards the ground.

We spent the rest of the flight literally above the water.


Very odd and scary.

The weather onroute can't be predicated exactly everytime, what would you have rather happened....Go straight into the cloud?