[Samm]

Yes I am flying on Thursday

[Black Dagger]

Only taking off. I'm fine with everything else.

[CaudleHalbard]

Landing is about 10 times as dangerous as take off according to a programme I saw recently.

I get a little tense on landing, but only a bit.

[Donovan.]

When I was younger I hated flying, but since I have family on both coasts, I had to fly a lot and thought that I had gotten used to it.
Nope, I'm going to Salt Lake City soon, to see my dad, and decided to get a train ticket instead, because I don't want to fly without friends to distract me. I didn't think I'd be scared anymore, but I wasn't even going to go if I had to fly alone.

[Apple202]

I used to be when I was younger but I'm used to it now

[Redway]

No, and I don't understand those who are considering it's literally millions of times more probable that you'll be killed in a car. Unless they're absolutely petrified of getting in a car as well (which doesn't make sense either).

[Harry!]

Having been on many planes in my life I am not scared of flying, I am a little bit scared of heights but more if I am on a high boucany or looking out a window on a upper floor.

[Verbal]

Originally Posted by Redway

No, and I don't understand those who are considering it's literally millions of times more probable that you'll be killed in a car. Unless they're absolutely petrified of getting in a car as well (which doesn't make sense either).

Its not really a fear of death, its the fear of heights. I could watch clips of car crashes all day, won't stop me driving to work tomorrow.

I watch something like this:

Youtube video

And it makes me feel sick with sweaty palms

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Redway

No, and I don't understand those who are considering it's literally millions of times more probable that you'll be killed in a car. Unless they're absolutely petrified of getting in a car as well (which doesn't make sense either).

If you're not a nervous flyer you won't understand it. I have had no bad flying experience really...my brother is a long haul pilot and flies every week so I know how safe it is but i still hate it. Phobias are irrational I guess...I prefer to be in control. Possibly a touch of claustrophobia too...once those doors shut, I am uncomfortable.

I am not too bad on landing, I look out of the window and see the tops of trees and think..well if we crash now, I might survive. Although as someone rightly said, the chance of surviving a crash on landing is less than a crash on take off...