Whos scared of flying?
Jul 9th 2009 | 4:55 pm
#91
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From: Melbourne
Re: Whos scared of flying?
Soz a bit off topic but I have a question - why do the cabin crew make you put the window blinds up for landing and take-off? Anyone know?
(I really hope this isn't one of things where the answer is common knowledge and makes me look like a right thicko...)
(I really hope this isn't one of things where the answer is common knowledge and makes me look like a right thicko...)
Jul 9th 2009 | 5:21 pm
#92
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From: Melbourne
Re: Whos scared of flying?
Take off and landing are when you are most likely to be involved in a nasty incident. If something happened you'd have to make a decision about how and where to try and exit the aircraft - if you've got the window blind closed you can't see if there is fire outside / that part of the plane is under water etc.
Jul 9th 2009 | 5:36 pm
#93
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From: Melbourne
Re: Whos scared of flying?
Take off and landing are when you are most likely to be involved in a nasty incident. If something happened you'd have to make a decision about how and where to try and exit the aircraft - if you've got the window blind closed you can't see if there is fire outside / that part of the plane is under water etc.
Jul 9th 2009 | 5:37 pm
#94
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From: cornwall uk
Re: Whos scared of flying?
Pollyanne did you get the link?
Jul 9th 2009 | 5:49 pm
#95
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From: cornwall uk
Re: Whos scared of flying?
Moneypenny are you still fascinated
Spatacus can you still smell fishNelhboy I have forgotten itIt has definatly gone quite on here,I will try and remember some more flights I have expierenced to get this thread movingAny moderator posts going,oh also I hope none of you have done jury service I wouldnt want a jury with a few of you on it
Spatacus can you still smell fishNelhboy I have forgotten itIt has definatly gone quite on here,I will try and remember some more flights I have expierenced to get this thread movingAny moderator posts going,oh also I hope none of you have done jury service I wouldnt want a jury with a few of you on it
Jul 9th 2009 | 6:15 pm
#96
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From: back in bonnie scotland
Re: Whos scared of flying?
[QUOTE=Jen1977ni;7737666]I was fine with flying, well, semi-fine, until I flew to Oz in 2003....
In the space of a month I did the following:
1. belf - heathrow
2. heathrow - singapore
3. singapore - adelaide
4. adelaide - melb
5. melb - syd
6. syd - brisb
7. brisb - adel
8. adel - singapore
9. singapore - heath
10. heath - belf
and by the end of all of that, I was scared sh*tless of flying!
Just take a few myrsyndol (i take 3) and a few shots of brandy.The tablets can be bought over the counter in Australia (not sure about UK.) They have codeine and a muscle relaxant in them.I take them for migraines.That should help with the nerves.
In the space of a month I did the following:
1. belf - heathrow
2. heathrow - singapore
3. singapore - adelaide
4. adelaide - melb
5. melb - syd
6. syd - brisb
7. brisb - adel
8. adel - singapore
9. singapore - heath
10. heath - belf
and by the end of all of that, I was scared sh*tless of flying!
Just take a few myrsyndol (i take 3) and a few shots of brandy.The tablets can be bought over the counter in Australia (not sure about UK.) They have codeine and a muscle relaxant in them.I take them for migraines.That should help with the nerves.
Jul 9th 2009 | 6:23 pm
#97
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From: Ellenbrook, WA
Re: Whos scared of flying?
We've just done Perth - Sydney - LA - Houston - Orlando and then back again 2 weeks later 
Took 2 phenergan on the longest flights and slept like a baby. OH even said I was snoring and it woke him up
Wasn't bothered in the least about flying, far safer I reckon than driving to my local Woolies
Took 2 phenergan on the longest flights and slept like a baby. OH even said I was snoring and it woke him up
Wasn't bothered in the least about flying, far safer I reckon than driving to my local Woolies
Jul 9th 2009 | 9:04 pm
#98
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Re: Whos scared of flying?
Moneypenny are you still fascinatedSpatacus can you still smell fishNelhboy I have forgotten itIt has definatly gone quite on here,I will try and remember some more flights I have expierenced to get this thread movingAny moderator posts going,oh also I hope none of you have done jury service I wouldnt want a jury with a few of you on it
Spatacus can you still smell fishNelhboy I have forgotten itIt has definatly gone quite on here,I will try and remember some more flights I have expierenced to get this thread movingAny moderator posts going,oh also I hope none of you have done jury service I wouldnt want a jury with a few of you on it
Jul 9th 2009 | 9:06 pm
#99
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Re: Whos scared of flying?
Yep, this is the bit that worries me. I've travelled extensively over the last several years including a few UK-Aus returns and I've gradually started to think that I've used up all my good luck/nine lives! My flight out here to live was on my own (my partner was already here). I started to feel really nervous on that flight that if anything happened I'd be on my own as I died (morbid I know, but it figures). You feel really fragile! I told my OH this recently and his argument was 'What, you mean you'd rather I DIED THERE WITH YOU?!!'
On the runway at Singapore in 2007 (I think) the pilot pointed out 'for all you planespotters on board' the new Airbus as we taxied past one and it made me shiver. For some reason I feel less safe in a massive cavernous plane; it reminded me of Jonah and the whale.
By contrast, one of my favourite ever flights was with Air Buddha in Nepal - in a tiny 12-seater plane - in which we flew in from Kathmandu airport right up Mount Everest, then did a u-turn in front of Everest and returned to Kat(no flying round the back of the mountain and into Chinese airspace). We passengers were called one at a time to walk into the cockpit and see Mount Everest approaching through the cockpit window. It was a magical experience to see Everest shimmering and majestic in front of me. 
The noise in the plane was pretty deafening but the vista made up for it!
The Air France incident really disturbed me though, and I must admit I feel pretty nervous about the long haul flight back home when I finally visit.
On the runway at Singapore in 2007 (I think) the pilot pointed out 'for all you planespotters on board' the new Airbus as we taxied past one and it made me shiver. For some reason I feel less safe in a massive cavernous plane; it reminded me of Jonah and the whale.
By contrast, one of my favourite ever flights was with Air Buddha in Nepal - in a tiny 12-seater plane - in which we flew in from Kathmandu airport right up Mount Everest, then did a u-turn in front of Everest and returned to Kat(no flying round the back of the mountain and into Chinese airspace
). We passengers were called one at a time to walk into the cockpit and see Mount Everest approaching through the cockpit window. It was a magical experience to see Everest shimmering and majestic in front of me. The noise in the plane was pretty deafening but the vista made up for it! The Air France incident really disturbed me though, and I must admit I feel pretty nervous about the long haul flight back home when I finally visit.
It's not true.
Imagine you had played the lottery 999,999 times and never won.
The odds of winning are say, a million to one.
So the next time you put on the lottery i.e. the millionth time, you should win.
But guess what chance you have of winning. That's right, the exact same chance you had when you put it on the first time, a million to one.
Getting on an aircraft works on the same principle.
Except for the winning money part
In saying that don't come on this forum and blame me if the next plane your on crashes
Jul 9th 2009 | 9:10 pm
#100
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Re: Whos scared of flying?
It's roughly set about 8000ft above sea level.
This has nothing to do with the actual altitude of the aircraft by the way.
Jul 9th 2009 | 9:38 pm
#101
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Re: Whos scared of flying?
I was told once when I asked that it's to keep you oriented to which side is up should there be an incident. It's also so you can see if there's fire or water outside your side of the plane so you can exit somewhere else.
Jul 9th 2009 | 9:42 pm
#102
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Re: Whos scared of flying?
[QUOTE=Dorothy;7739787]Propranolol is not meant for calming nerves. It's a beta blocker, which is designed to regulate/slow a heart rate. If it's unnecessary it can be dangerous to take. I've been on it for years for a heart condition and would never dream of telling someone to take it for fear of flying.
If a doctor prescribed it, it shouldn't be a problem though.
If a doctor prescribed it, it shouldn't be a problem though.
Jul 9th 2009 | 9:44 pm
#103
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From: On the ning nang nong
Re: Whos scared of flying?
Propranolol is not meant for calming nerves. It's a beta blocker, which is designed to regulate/slow a heart rate. If it's unnecessary it can be dangerous to take. I've been on it for years for a heart condition and would never dream of telling someone to take it for fear of flying.
Not the moderators, but posters who have opinions and happen to also moderate when needed. Take a read of Moneypenny's signature - Just because we're moderators doesn't mean we don't have our own opinions.
I was told once when I asked that it's to keep you oriented to which side is up should there be an incident. It's also so you can see if there's fire or water outside your side of the plane so you can exit somewhere else.
Not the moderators, but posters who have opinions and happen to also moderate when needed. Take a read of Moneypenny's signature - Just because we're moderators doesn't mean we don't have our own opinions.
I was told once when I asked that it's to keep you oriented to which side is up should there be an incident. It's also so you can see if there's fire or water outside your side of the plane so you can exit somewhere else.
I am on the lowest dosage and it's not dangerous at all if taken properly.
Jul 9th 2009 | 9:44 pm
#104
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From: On the ning nang nong
Re: Whos scared of flying?
[QUOTE=NELBHOY;7739795]
ditto
Propranolol is not meant for calming nerves. It's a beta blocker, which is designed to regulate/slow a heart rate. If it's unnecessary it can be dangerous to take. I've been on it for years for a heart condition and would never dream of telling someone to take it for fear of flying.
If a doctor prescribed it, it shouldn't be a problem though.
If a doctor prescribed it, it shouldn't be a problem though.
Jul 9th 2009 | 9:48 pm
#105
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Re: Whos scared of flying?
Not the moderators, but posters who have opinions and happen to also moderate when needed. Take a read of Moneypenny's signature - Just because we're moderators doesn't mean we don't have our own opinions.
I think nephilim had a valid point though. Some of the posts after she told the story of the pilot were a bit unkind.
I think nephilim had a valid point though. Some of the posts after she told the story of the pilot were a bit unkind.
