Are you scared to fly?

[Tinkerbelle739]

YES I AM!!!

 

[DonnaW]

Count me in as another fearful flyer. I HATE being this afraid of flying, and have flown many times...but not for years! I used to LOVE to fly, and then was on a really bad flight, and then there was a huge plane crash right near where I live shortly afterwards and that was the end of my love of flying. I have tried hypnosis, those on-line study courses, read books about it, thought logically that the pilots don't want to crash, either, know that flying is safer than driving, yadda, yadda...BUT, all that goes right out of my head when I'm up in a plane and have that loss of control! Makes my palms sweat just *typing* about flying!!! HOW do you get over the fear?????

 

[jekajekalynn]

Well I don't know if I'm "Fearful" , I've just never wanted to fly...

Mostly because I just don't want all the hassle of the airports , security, and all that bs..

Man, it must have been nice in the golden days of flying, where it was a LUXURY, and they treated you nice.. lol Now a days it's just the Grey Hound in the sky with a pack- um- in mentality.

And with the airlines going under, and those airlines with the licensed mechanics on strike, well I think I have a right to be apprehensive about flight.

Besides, my dh is an airplane mechanic for a freight company and he has told me some absolute HORROR stories about what the huge Airline companies get away with safety wise just to make a extra buck .

 

[smilingmouse]

I don't like to fly, either....I never have, and being in DC for 9/11 just made my fear worse. I will fly, but I hate to do so. Thankfully, my Dr. understands how I feel and is willing to give me meds when I need them. I will definately be using those when I go to Tokyo ( a 12-flight each way).

 

[Ava83]

I am. I haven't flown since 2000...which was pre-kids and definitely not with the kids. I think its been worse for me since actually having the kids.

It been worse for me since Ava in 2003 also! (Last time I flew)

I have always hated flying, but have been able to get on a flight...now I cannot even do that, I freak my self out and cannot sleep just thinking about it, and I am well aware of the stats. I think its all not being able to control what is going on while flying.

I've decided the next time I have to fly I will be heavily medicated.

 

[Am_I_There_Yet]

I used to be petrified to fly, mainly because I lost a very close friend that was killed in a plane crash, Christmas Day a few years ago. Then, 9/11 happened. I swore I'd never fly again.

But...

When I moved to Florida, I had to fly my daughters back once a month to see their father. The first few flights were very tough on me, but over time I got so used to it, that it doesn't bother me at any more.

 

[ead79]

I have a fear of flying. It’s the turbulence that I hate the most. I will fly if I absolutely positively have to, but I prefer to drive if at all possible. I’m thinking of asking my doctor for a prescription for Xanax (sp?) when I have to fly again. Maybe I would feel more relaxed with it.

 

[LaLa]

Add me to the list.

I had always been a nervous flyer, but on my last business trip back in Sept of 01, I had a really bad experience. It was my first week back at work since coming off maternity leave, and I had to travel to DC for a business meeting. On the flight back we started having trouble with the "power" on the plane and had to turn back around 40 min into the flight. Part of the power was out on the plane. When you see flight attendants running down the aisle and using cuss words, it tends to freak ya out a lil' bit. We had to get rid of some of the fuel b/c we were too heavy to land, just a bad experience all around.

I was able to call DH on my cell phone and let him know we wouldn't be back that night, and all I could think about was my little baby girl and the fact that I might not see her grow up.

I know I could just as easily get into a car wreck today when I leave work, and that tomorrow is by no way guranteed, but it just seems so much scarier in a plane. I honestly kept trying to predict which way the plane would fall when it fell that day. Would it be to the left or the right? How long would we be conscious? These thoughts actually went through my head the whole time.

Then right after that, 9/11 happened and I haven't been back on a plane since. I know it's a problem, and I know I'm a chicken, but I just can't do it.

 

[janice1234]

i also have a huge fear of flying. i fly because it would take my 24 nonstop hours to drive to see mickey. i think everyone who has this fear knows about the odds of plane crashes, etc. it is still hard to walk on the plane being informed. i need a few coctails before i can get on the plane, it helps a liitle bit.

 

[Poohbear123]

Back in the 70's I wanted to become a Flight Attendant. I went to College to become a Flight Attendant. I went up in the air in a Small Cessna and loved it, however, I changed my mind. I flew in 1980 all the way to Boise Id. from Miami. I never went back on a plane again...until my DH flew last year to 4 different cities, and managed to survive. Than my DS flew for the FIRST time to Afganistan in Oct. and survived....so, I thought WHY can't I fly to Orlando? And have been EVER since and will from now on, plus I might be taking a trip next year to Ca.

 

[luvmydogs]

I'm scared to death of heights, and won't even climb up more than three rungs on a ladder, but I love to fly.

 

[DisneyStar006]

I hate take off I never think that the plane will be able to lift off, and if it can, stay in the air! (Athough I have been proved wrong on many occasions ) I'm fine once we are up though!

 

[binny]

nope Im oneof those weird ones who actually LOVE to fly

 

[kydisneyfans]

My idea of flying is 90 mph down I75.

No planes needed.

 

[simba928]

I am another one that LOVES to fly! I especially love the feeling when you land and the plane just touches the ground, but doesn't completely land. It's weird, hard to explain. I don't understand people's fear of flying. The way I think of it is that it is more dangerous to get in your car and drive to the store than to fly. You are more likely to crash in the car than in an airplane. On the other hand, a friend of mine is terrified to fly. Her best friend was going away one time (they usually go together, not sure why they didn't this time, but whatever). Their flight number was 911. My friend and her best friend were freaking out because they thought the flight number was like bad or something, you know, kinda like the number 13. I got a good laugh out of it.

 

[dhcoffey]

Nervous flyer here, too. Last time I flew was before I had kids, so 13 years ago from Ga to NY. Then I had kids and I was like, no way. But this past October, I did fly with my DH, my sister and her husband to TX for a long weekend to see relatives. My sister is just like me, nervous flyer and worried about her kids. So we decided the men would take one flight and we would take the another. That way, surely two planes wouldn't go down on the way to TX, right? It turned out fine and I think I would do it again, maybe.