Do you afraid of flight?
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I fully understand that I can do nothing when I "entered the gate", but then when the plane shakes, I can't stop myself from thinking about all the wonderful things I can do on ground, such as walking in a park, playing with my dog, working on a computer without worrying about battery issue, etc. Afterall, I don't feel safe on plane. Anyone had this experience and finally overcame this???
VAIO Blue wrote:
such as walking in a park
New Mexico has the highest rate of traffic fatalities of hitting a walking person than any other state in the union.
VAIO Blue wrote:
playing with my dog
I haven't even mentioned the rate of pit bull attacks in New Mexico... :-D
VAIO Blue wrote:
working on a computer without worrying about battery issue
we had that video of the exploding laptop floating around here recently.... then there is lightning strikes to your home... feeling better yet? :-D _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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looking directly up into the clear sky just in case I start levitating and lose the ability when I get high enough to splat on the ground X| It's weird, I know. :~ "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner" - Ross Edbert Sydney, Australia
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My choice is that I want to overcome this fear. What is in your mind when the plane is shaking??
VAIO Blue wrote:
What is in your mind when the plane is shaking??
do NOT look at the very attractive well built lady sitting next to me... do not... do not... oh heck.... _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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You need a better reference.... stand at ground zero for a rogue missile returning (or even not sure if you are because you didn't pay attention to which camera is which on the video monitor), or have a near fatal event elsewhere. You realize that your life is put on the line every day, you just don't realize it. Flying is as safe as any other mode of travel, probably a lot safer than just showing up for work for me.... :~ Worrying serves no practical purpose. Recognition does. Recognizing threats and taking precautions is a whole other issue. You are in control of your own vehicle, so you maintain it, give yourself through your own power a better chance to come out alive, but you are powerless in respect to other vehicles on the road. If you wanted to be absolutely safe, there is nothing you can do. Even walking around your own house is a risk. You don't worry about these risks because somethings are out of your control, you trust in the odds, do your best when the choice is in your hands, and go on with life. Flying is no different. There is very little you can do about the chance of flight problems, but the worst case chance is slimmer than walking in any town in New Mexico and being hit, or hopping in your car in any state in the USA and being in a major crash. Being afraid of flight is just wasted energy.... now Coulrophobia, that makes much more sense... :omg: _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
Worrying serves no practical purpose.
It keeps your mind occupied so you don't worry abou... oh wait. Never mind :rolleyes:
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
Coulrophobia
Please don't use such big words on a Monday morning! :~ My brain hurts :omg:
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
Worrying serves no practical purpose.
It keeps your mind occupied so you don't worry abou... oh wait. Never mind :rolleyes:
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
Coulrophobia
Please don't use such big words on a Monday morning! :~ My brain hurts :omg:
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
Ryan Binns wrote:
Please don't use such big words on a Monday morning!
fear of clowns. :) _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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looking directly up into the clear sky just in case I start levitating and lose the ability when I get high enough to splat on the ground X| It's weird, I know. :~ "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner" - Ross Edbert Sydney, Australia
Edbert P wrote:
looking directly up into the clear sky just in case I start levitating and lose the ability when I get high enough to splat on the ground
You know you have had too much to drink when you fall off the barstool... and miss the ground... _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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When it gets rough in the air, think that within that same half hour more people will die stupid accidental deaths on the ground than passenger on your plane. Nothing is ever 100% sure, but at that moment you're in a statically very safe position. You have a highly trained professional pilot and ground support that analyzed the weather and decided your route was safe for your aircraft. When you get to the airport, look at the arriving screens. Remember all those planes that made safely through the same disturbances. Multiply that by a thousand airports. That`s just in the half hour between your landing and your exit. Remember that number of safe passengers the next time you fly instead of the 6 months old news clip. And remember that evrery year, there are likely to be more lotery millionaires than airplane crash casualties. -- modified at 22:50 Tuesday 4th July, 2006
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You need a better reference.... stand at ground zero for a rogue missile returning (or even not sure if you are because you didn't pay attention to which camera is which on the video monitor), or have a near fatal event elsewhere. You realize that your life is put on the line every day, you just don't realize it. Flying is as safe as any other mode of travel, probably a lot safer than just showing up for work for me.... :~ Worrying serves no practical purpose. Recognition does. Recognizing threats and taking precautions is a whole other issue. You are in control of your own vehicle, so you maintain it, give yourself through your own power a better chance to come out alive, but you are powerless in respect to other vehicles on the road. If you wanted to be absolutely safe, there is nothing you can do. Even walking around your own house is a risk. You don't worry about these risks because somethings are out of your control, you trust in the odds, do your best when the choice is in your hands, and go on with life. Flying is no different. There is very little you can do about the chance of flight problems, but the worst case chance is slimmer than walking in any town in New Mexico and being hit, or hopping in your car in any state in the USA and being in a major crash. Being afraid of flight is just wasted energy.... now Coulrophobia, that makes much more sense... :omg: _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Ryan Binns wrote:
Please don't use such big words on a Monday morning!
fear of clowns. :) _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
fear of clowns.
I looked it up :)
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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No. I'm afraid of hitting solid objects at speed. Car rides and plane landings are the worst... :sigh:
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No. I'm afraid of hitting solid objects at speed. Car rides and plane landings are the worst... :sigh:
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Shog9 wrote:
No. I'm afraid of hitting solid objects at speed.
Why not? Birds can collide into an incoming air plane too... :)
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Strangely I'm not afraid of flying. Or heights. I used to have a really big fear of fire due to an incident when I was a child. I finally got over that. I am still afraid of spiders though. I think you just have to face your fears to get over them. But I truly think that flying is safer than dealing with drivers from Nebraska where the motto is "the stop light is only a recommendation."
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No. I'm afraid of hitting solid objects at speed. Car rides and plane landings are the worst... :sigh:
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Shog9 wrote:
Car rides and plane landings are the worst...
There are worse ways to get killed by an airplane, like being sucked into a jet engine[^]. Scary stuff :~ "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner" - Ross Edbert Sydney, Australia
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VAIO Blue wrote:
such as walking in a park
New Mexico has the highest rate of traffic fatalities of hitting a walking person than any other state in the union.
VAIO Blue wrote:
playing with my dog
I haven't even mentioned the rate of pit bull attacks in New Mexico... :-D
VAIO Blue wrote:
working on a computer without worrying about battery issue
we had that video of the exploding laptop floating around here recently.... then there is lightning strikes to your home... feeling better yet? :-D _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Thank you very much!!!!!!!! Now I'm not only afraid when flying but also on ground... :laugh:
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My choice is that I want to overcome this fear. What is in your mind when the plane is shaking??
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Well, either you grab your fear by the horns, or stay out of flying vehicles. It's your choice. ;P
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I guess we shouldn't mention that it is the difference in air pressure of just a few inches that provides the lift that keeps an airplane in the air [^] :~ Steve
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No I love it. Would it not be for my right eye, I would have been a pilot (Indeed, I managed 8th place at the admission of the french army, but they detected the problem at the eye ). Flying is great, I love it, I find turbulences GREAT (I love when the plane shakes, and the people that are letting footprints in their seats make me laugh (I find it funny, I do not make fun of them, though, do not get me wrong). [Do not read that if you are afraid of plane].What I am still afraid of is landing on a wet track, when the plane sometimes just slip on the water for a few milliseconds. This is the most critical part of the landing, if something happens at this time nobody can do anything (nor pilot neither board computer).[end] My advice : go and try flying by yourself. Most of people fear of flight comes from the fact that: - they do not have the knowledge for piloting the plane themselves, so if something happens to the pilot, nobody can take control - you cannot just stop in the air if smoke comes out of somewhere. For the second part, you'll just have to live with it. For the first part, once you'll see how easy it is to fly a plane (at least the small ones - took me 8 hours practice back when I was 17 to be able to fly alone), you'll change your mind about this "huge machine full of electronics that only extraordinary human beings are able to handle.". Myth of the pilot is a myth, driving a bus in the center of Rome is much more difficult than flying a Paris-New York 747. ~RaGE();
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VAIO Blue wrote:
I do.
Well, don't fear it. You don't have to worry, they all come down. And if a plane drops you have a good chance that no other one will survive you. I hope, that I washed all your worries away. :wtf: ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.
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Igor Sukhov wrote:
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