Airplanes

by **syribo** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 2:22 pm

Okay.. I'm getting on my first airplane this week, and I'm scared out of my mind.

I've always hated them (No, not because of Sept. 11th). I hate them because they are so high... And it could just fall out of the sky... Hey, I rhymed.

Er, anyway... I'm going from NY to Arizona to stay with my mother for a while. Luckily, my mother is first flying here, and then flying back out there with me so I don't have to go alone.

But I'm still petrified... I need some wise words of wisdom telling me planes aren't scary, and that I need to get over this fear.

But I just can't make myself be worry-free! ARGH!

PS: No Wolf for 10 days... I smell withdrawal.

by **Cpl. Bingham** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:51 pm

Wise-words eh...... how about "Stop being such a pussy!".

It's just a plane. Close your eyes, be a man, and you'll get through it.

by **Sgt pretzel** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:54 pm

Suck it up dude , and make sure you get a couple good rounds of . :ar15:

BF in before you go... You never know !

J/k good luck with your flight

by **Jeffro** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:55 pm

Originally posted by Syribo
Okay.. I'm getting on my first airplane this week, and I'm scared out of my mind.

I've always hated them (No, not because of Sept. 11th). I hate them because they are so high... And it could just fall out of the sky... Hey, I rhymed.

Er, anyway... I'm going from NY to Arizona to stay with my mother for a while. Luckily, my mother is first flying here, and then flying back out there with me so I don't have to go alone.

But I'm still petrified... I need some wise words of wisdom telling me planes aren't scary, and that I need to get over this fear.

But I just can't make myself be worry-free! ARGH!

PS: No Wolf for 10 days... I smell withdrawal.

yeah...just stop being a pussy :lol:

by **Wairudo Enjin** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:02 pm

I have been flying since I was 2 so have never had a problem with flying.

However, I have friends who don't like flying, so they get to the airport a few hours early and hang out at the bar.

You could try that....have some drinks while your there too!

by **Folic_Acid** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:04 pm

If it makes you feel any better, you're much more likely to suffer injury in a car than in a plane. The National Safety Council calculates your chances of death as a car occupant as 1 in 18,585, while your chances of dying in a plane crash in a given year are 1 in 354,319. You're also more likely to die from choking on food, drowning, a fall, and a drug overdose than by a plane crash.

So, take a deep breath, bring a book along, and just don't think about it. It'll be over before you know it.

(for more on the odds of dying by various means, see here)

by **syribo** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:07 pm

Uhm... by the way people, I am a girl

So it's okay if I'm a pussy lol.

by **Jeffro** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:08 pm

Originally posted by Folic_Acid
If it makes you feel any better, you're much more likely to suffer injury in a car than in a plane. The National Safety Council calculates your chances of death as a car occupant as 1 in 18,585, while your chances of dying in a plane crash in a given year are 1 in 354,319. You're also more likely to die from choking on food, drowning, a fall, and a drug overdose than by a plane crash.

So, take a deep breath, bring a book along, and just don't think about it. It'll be over before you know it.

(for more on the odds of dying by various means, see here)

Thanks for the statistics Folic!

Btw...you are so nice on the forums, however, your avatar is Mr. Burns...

It has an ironic, oxymoron feel to it! :freak:

by **Wairudo Enjin** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:16 pm

Originally posted by Jeffro
Btw...you are so nice on the forums, however, your avatar is Mr. Burns...
It has an ironic, oxymoron feel to it!

Just like most people in Washington D.C.!!!

by **Casus** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:18 pm

Hey, I used to fly every week for 2.5 years straight, leave on Monday, return home on Friday, fly up and down the east coast.

I too hated flying, even after 2.5 years...and I still hate flying.

I look at it this way now, if you're going to crash, it will be a rough couple of minutes, then you won't feel anything.

Tom

by **Wairudo Enjin** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:20 pm

Originally posted by Syribo
Uhm... by the way people, I am a girl So it's okay if I'm a pussy lol.

Just read your profile, guess my idea is out unless your mom will indulge you!

Although, you could take a valium or something.

And Happy Birthday, about a month late!

by **Keekanoo** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:21 pm

Go to the tallest building you can find. Go to the top. Step up on the rail and sing: "I'm a little tea-pot, short and stout....." Done without the various body movements, this therapy will only be a farce and attract well-meaning police and fire rescuers. DO the motions. Once you get used to it, attempt a summer-sault, then a triple-lux, landing on your hands and not your feet.

Go to a plane wrecking yard, walk up to the biggest one you can find and kick it. Hard. Say: "You are vermin, you and all your ilk. I curse every rivet of you and am glad to see your wormish hulk rust, here, forgotten and crushed."

Become the flight comedian, with lines like, "I hope that isn't the Captain I saw at Hooters last night. Woe-ah he was LOADED. Hey, did you hear the cost of jet-fuel went up and they're watering down what they have to stretch it farther? Are those rivets supposed to stick out like that? See...just over there by the turbine blades? Have you read the articles about the depletion of the ozone layer and how the extra-strong u.v. rays are causing micro-fissures in certain types of aluminum--sa-aa-aayyy....just like the stuff they make planes out of...." Bring a hand-puppet and let it speak for you if you're nervous in front of people. Dress it up to look like a drunk pilot with one arm missing. Put lipstick on him and a pink tie to replace that ultra-conservative black one they like to sport.

You can also, when being seated by the stewardess, immediately assume the crash-position. Groan loudly and pray feverishly. Every now and then look up, stricken, mouthing words in exagerated near-screams.

by **Mugzy** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:22 pm

Go to http://www.beapilot.com, get the coupon and go for an intro flight at a flight school. I have known people who were afraid of flying and going up in a small plane that you get to control helped.

BTW: flight schools are like crack dealers. Give you a cheap sample to get you hooked

by **Folic_Acid** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:23 pm

Originally posted by Wairudo Enjin
Just like most people in Washington D.C.!!!

/me steeples fingers

Ehhhhhhxcellent!

Thanks Jeffro - I may have some strong disagreements with views expressed on the board (see the "Will you reelect Bush?" thread), but two of my biggest pet peeves are flames and personal attacks. And besides, my momma beat "If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything" into my head.

by **Rule of Wrist** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:33 pm

I've been around airplanes since before I was born... it really is the best way to travel, if you can afford it...

Just remember that pilots are some of the most professional, highly trained and skilled individuals in the world... most airline pilots are ex-military, where they had to train under the most rigorous flight conditions known to man... after surviving that, schlepping around the unwashed masses to and fro across the country is child's play to them...

And I would definitely recommend an introductory flight lesson... most places should be able to get you up for half an hour for $100 or less...

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