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Despite having flown over 50+ times on 13:03 - Aug 2 by IndependentlyBlue
As others have said, not so much flying but heights. Was staying in Italy a few years back in the hills outside Luca and was ok driving up and down on a daily basis. Few years later was on holiday in Spain in a similar location and was so petrified couldn’t drive at all. Feel dizzy now when l watch the mountain stages of the Tour de France.
What changes inside to bring that about?
I always sit at the back - you never hear of planes reversing into mountains
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Despite having flown over 50+ times on 15:19 - Aug 2 with 1187 views
Despite having flown over 50+ times on 13:46 - Aug 2 by Immy
Never been afraid of it before but been a bit more jittery since all the stuff about Boeing came out recently.
Has the same problem I was flying away on holiday with family after the air max crashes and as we were on the bus driving out at Stansted we were passing all these planes and I could see an air max in the distance getting closer and closer. It was our flight 9 of us and I couldn’t tell anyone else I was with why I wasn’t happy. Not a bad flight but scary, on return the cabin crew kept coming out and taking to crew more so than normal which also had me in a panic for the last hour of the flight.
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Despite having flown over 50+ times on 15:51 - Aug 2 with 1136 views
Despite having flown over 50+ times on 15:19 - Aug 2 by MJallday
you should never be afraid of flying
its the crashing and burning to death - thats what you should be worried about
Or falling out of the aircraft. That’s not so good.
Aircraft are very safe tbh. It is one of the few industries that seek to learn from mistakes and problems. Aircraft are much safer and more powerful too. Well, apart from the Russian ones and the odd bit of cr@p from Boeing.
Mrs C was quite a nervous passenger when I first knew her. She’s not now and hasn’t been for years.
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Despite having flown over 50+ times on 16:18 - Aug 2 with 1102 views
Despite having flown over 50+ times on 16:18 - Aug 2 by textbackup
I’m ok if flying with the family, as if we go down, we all go together. Hate flying alone as if we go down they are left without a dad.
Getting older is a bit crap.
What if it goes in and you are the only survivor?
Anyway, accidents are rare. Even a problem is rare. Was in a military helicopter many years ago when one of the engines failed. That was an experience. And in a BA747 when the pilot aborted take off in the snow late at Denver in 2019. That was fairly spectacular too but that’s the only two bits of interest I can recall in more flights than I can remember.
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I’ve always had a bit of…. on 18:52 - Aug 2 with 1054 views
I’ve always had a bit of…. on 14:14 - Aug 2 by unbelievablue
That is not vertigo.
Quite right. As someone with occasional bouts of BPPV, it's like your worst hangover and being seasick at the same time - nothing whatsoever to do with height. I have grown to love flying which I think has come as a spin off from my interest in Second World War history. The closer you look, the more impressive the science, maths and engineering becomes.
It's 106 miles to Portman Road, we've got a full tank of gas, half a round of Port Salut, it's dark... and we're wearing blue tinted sunglasses.
Did any event cause this? I had a particularly bad experience with wind shear in my mid 20s that I didn’t get over until I learned to fly myself. Going through the procedures and safety checks, and experiencing turbulence whilst in control of the aircraft made me realise how safe flying is.
Edit: my niece found this helpful
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Despite having flown over 50+ times on 20:05 - Aug 2 with 1010 views
Despite having flown over 50+ times on 13:30 - Aug 2 by J2BLUE
Yea, over water, and the fact you're above the clouds in a metal tin which gravity wants to put in the ground.
Gravity wants to pull it to the ground a lot less than the uplift provided by the differential between over- and under-wing air pressure wants to pull it up, though.
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Despite having flown over 50+ times on 21:12 - Aug 2 with 989 views
Despite having flown over 50+ times on 20:05 - Aug 2 by ArnoldMoorhen
Gravity wants to pull it to the ground a lot less than the uplift provided by the differential between over- and under-wing air pressure wants to pull it up, though.
Yep, that’s the general idea. It really is quite a natural, simple dynamic.
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Despite having flown over 50+ times on 21:27 - Aug 2 with 972 views
Don't think any fear is either entirely irrational or something to beat yourself up about. It is something you have very little control over and can be horrible when put in the position of having to confront. Just imagine yourself as BA Baracus and keep shouting "I ain't getting on no plane!"
Despite having flown over 50+ times on 21:49 - Aug 2 by FrimleyBlue
Yep. Flew absolutely fine for years then out of nowhere hated the thought of it. Been cruising now and absolutely love it if that's of any help.
Ive gone the other way. Used to be very scared of flying but have done loads of work transatlantic flights and now am not concerned even when the turbulence kicks in
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Despite having flown over 50+ times on 07:05 - Aug 3 with 864 views
Not quite the same, but I used to love rollercoasters when I was younger.
Now knocking 40 with a 10 and 8 year old, riding some rickety sht-tip, made from polystyrene and 5000 year old scaffolding scares the bejaysus out of me.
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Despite having flown over 50+ times on 07:13 - Aug 3 with 855 views
Despite having flown over 50+ times on 07:05 - Aug 3 by itfc_bucks
Not quite the same, but I used to love rollercoasters when I was younger.
Now knocking 40 with a 10 and 8 year old, riding some rickety sht-tip, made from polystyrene and 5000 year old scaffolding scares the bejaysus out of me.
The roller coaster on Yarmouth’s Pleasure Beach was a classic. It used to blow down or fall down every year in winter back in the day. They’d repair it for the spring, no problem. I didn’t care - it was great. Especially the second drop at night. It wasn’t lit and as an 11 year old, you could feel the g force lifting you out of your seat. Brilliant fun. I suppose elf n safety have ended that. Ahhh, the joys of yoof.
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Despite having flown over 50+ times on 07:32 - Aug 3 with 847 views
Have always enjoyed a flight, but started to see the decline in people’s behaviour a while back. I’ve never experienced one of these full melt down, de-planing, police on board incidents, but just the sheer entitlement that some have, feet up, tidiness, up and down constantly. Cheap flights started it!
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Despite having flown over 50+ times on 08:11 - Aug 3 with 825 views
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