Anyone else here have a problem with flying?

The chances of dying in a plane is higher than winning the lottery 14,000,000 : 1.
The chances of dying on the way to the plane are about 5000:1
(I could have made that up but I'm not far off)
 
I was fine with flying when I was younger but a couple of years ago, I went to Manchester from London City for some work thing and they put us on one of those little 32 seater (or something) planes where you could literally feel every slight bump etc and that has really put me off flying. I'm going to Oz in November so I think I might have to get something from the doctor's to calm me down or I'm going to be a total mess! I'm afraid of heights too so I don't think that helps to be honest.
 
I hate flying myself, I'm terrified of heights so the thought of me several Kilometers into the air isn't really a pleasant thought.
I always have my iPod with me and a film or two so I can concentrate on something else, although it's hard when you sit next to the most annoying people:P.
I love airports for some reason though?
 
I really like the acceleration at the start and take off, after that it's hours of steadily becoming less and less comfortable as you've been in the same seat for a while and someone is managing to be particularly annoying.

Airports are hell on Earth too, such a relief finally getting onto the plane.
 
My mate is frightened of flying and always takes a ferry on the belief he can swim further than he can fly. I always ask if he can swim 36,000 feet :)

OK may not be quite flying more like falling.
 
This was a scary one I was on 2 weeks ago in Egypt :

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To avoid death, keep repeating it's only a dream.

Nah but seriously, planes are pretty safe once your up in the air, it's all good then, the landing may be rocky but usually nice, turbulence may raise the heartrate alittle. Has anything happened that may have triggered a phobia to planes, since it's only been since 2005?

Bigger chance overdosing on caffiene from a cup of water than dying on a plane. :)

I don't mind flying, on a plane that is.

Off topic but seriously you can't bring liquids through customs onto a plane that's pain in both the neck and the rear. They expect you to pay like £10 for water 'cuz they know you aint got your own supplies. All your alcohols you want to bring back huv'ta go in the case where they are thrashed around and also count towards yur weight limit. :(

I know it's been like this for years but it was a pain bringing drinks through and packing them in cases my last holiday, god knows how I'll do it this year. :(

I miss the old days, when I bought 1L of mouthwash from America, it was like 60cents, OMG!! but I stuck it in a rucksack on the plane along with tonnes of crap. Anyone else miss these old days?
 
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I like flying, just hate the f'ing airports and the pretentious morons that seen to be there everytime im there.
 
i recon if you understand how a plane works it adds to the fear of flying as you also know how easy it is for things to go wrong.

i found it easier to fly when i didnt know anything about planes apart from a crash was very rare..
 
I don't want to go on a plane but I have to for my trip to canada in septemeber. Got my earplanes for presure, diazepam ready and my ipod to drown out noises lol.

still doesn't help shrink says it due to not being in control...lol
 
Its really weird to watch my eldest daughter on a flight and she's not bothered one bit.
When theres a funny sound or turbulence my stomach goes funny but she doesn't react at all.
Its amazing because she used to have a real phobia that took 18 months to get over with Psyche treatment but she also had a fear of flying.
Her fear would start about a week before the flight where she would go quiet.
She would then start to sob on the morning of the flight and it would slowly get worse so by time we got on the plane her crying would be a bit out of hand (but she always got on).
As soon as the plane levelled out she would be OK until the announcement that we were going to land came on.
She used her phobia training and put it to her fear and now the whole process of flying doesn't even register with her which I think is bloody amazing.
 
When i was younger i was TERRIFIED of flying, and had to sit through a few trips UK > HK > NZ, hated it. But for some reason now i actually really enjoy it :confused:. Think its when you realise not all action movies are real (die hard for me back then, most likely!).

Saying that, as much as i enjoy it, was pretty shaky going from Auckland to Wellington in August, was in one of them very small planes, that if you're over 6ft could probably lay one side and nearly reach the other end with your arms, pretty nervy that is!
 
I never used to bother about flying when I was younger. Twice yearly trips from and to bahrain during the summer months every year for 6 years was a doddle.

However since I got older I dislike flying; not because of the sensation or turbulence or anything like that, but because I'm more aware of the fact that should even a small thing go wrong, the chances of turning into a plummeting ball of fire, before smashing into the ground from 35,000 feet is only a few maintenance dollar hours from the lowest bidder away.
Seriously, since I learned to drive and maintain my own vehicle following some of the shoddy jobs auto mechanics have made, I have a whole new under-appreciation for my faith in other people doing the job right.
Besides which, if I have an accident in my car (ignore all the usual statistics for a moment) or it breaks down whilst I'm in it, I'm not going to fall out of the sky. Unless something really strange is going on :D
Irrational, maybe...
 
jumpy said:
I never used to bother about flying when I was younger. Twice yearly trips from and to bahrain during the summer months every year for 6 years was a doddle.

However since I got older I dislike flying; not because of the sensation or turbulence or anything like that, but because I'm more aware of the fact that should even a small thing go wrong, the chances of turning into a plummeting ball of fire, before smashing into the ground from 35,000 feet is only a few maintenance dollar hours from the lowest bidder away.
Seriously, since I learned to drive and maintain my own vehicle following some of the shoddy jobs auto mechanics have made, I have a whole new under-appreciation for my faith in other people doing the job right.
Besides which, if I have an accident in my car (ignore all the usual statistics for a moment) or it breaks down whilst I'm in it, I'm not going to fall out of the sky. Unless something really strange is going on :D
Irrational, maybe...
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Completely imo.

The airline and aero industries are the most heavily regulated and safety conscious form of travel on the planet. Each plane is flown by a pilot thats done massive amounts of flight hours, each plane hour/mile is logged meticulously, each plane is tracked by an airtraffic controller, all highly trained.

Maybe you would like to compare this with the road, full of white van men, teenagers on testosterone, school run mum, Mr im late for my appointment exec, dole dosser Kev driving an uninsured, untaxed, not MOT'd 10 year old Mondeo....

I know where i'd rather be. ;)
 
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