Plane Journeys

[Alex3213]

However odd this may seem, I know people who like them and people who dislike them. I was wondering, are you afraid at all in the plane journeys or can you cope fine with no anxiety at all?

I am very nervous because a lot of 'What if' questions drive my mind, because however small a probability it is, the things still could happen.

Also, do you like crashing down? I actually don't mind it because I like the plane when it drives down the runway.

What's your thoughts? :)

[Kieran]

I'd be in the wrong profession if I did have any problems with flying :P

[Alex3213]

I'd be in the wrong profession if I did have any problems with flying :P

Haha fair enough! What do you do then Kieran? (sorry if it's slightly off topic)

[cocaine]

used to be terrified when i was like 8 now it just doesnt bother me in the slightest

[Kieran]

Haha fair enough! What do you do then Kieran? (sorry if it's slightly off topic)

I'm a trainee airline pilot :D

[Jordy]

I'm fine with it, the take off is of course great fun and it's always good to watch the taking off and landing if you have a window seat. It always messes with my ears a lot when flying that's my main complaint, proper agony at times :P

[Caution]

doesn't bother me at all. i like taking off. :]

[scott]

Doesn't bother me either :P Quite like landing and taking off :D

[Nikki]

my dad hates flying, i get abit nervous and im always looking around at the start but once we take off im fine.

[Special]

they dont bother me at all but i do get bored for anything longer than 4 hour

[Kieran]

The one thing that makes me laugh is when the aircraft hits a large air pocket and drops a few hundred feet and everyone just gasps thinking they're going down :D

[Inseriousity.]

No I'm generally fine although the ears popping is awful for me. "chew gum", im chewing away and its not working! :(

[Kieran]

No I'm generally fine although the ears popping is awful for me. "chew gum", im chewing away and its not working! :(

It's the swallowing that equalises out pressure... not chewing :D

[Inseriousity.]

It's the swallowing that equalises out pressure... not chewing :D

omg wut?!!! well that would explain why it didn't work :p

[Kieran]

omg wut?!!! well that would explain why it didn't work :p

Haha. The best thing to do is have a mint and keep swallowing. Its because you need to equalise pressure between your ear and your throat :)

[Volumise]

I am very nervous because a lot of 'What if' questions drive my mind, because however small a probability it is, the things still could happen.
Exactly my thoughts but I just hope for the best.
Going down is the best part, cos the boring trip is over :P

[syko2006]

Love plane journeys so much! :D
Only been on a place twice and I hated the journey there but loved it on the way back for some reason! Love take off, love flying, love landing! :D

[Cosmic]

Plane journeys don't bother me much. I just take a book or something and usually end up sleeping through everything anyway.

[Technologic]

Landing and takeoff is fun, so is turbulence. Long flights are just boriung though

[lPinoy]

I do worry sometimes but it does ease off once we take off; its just the ear popping and boredom that really irritates me.

[dirrty]

i like flying. gone so many times you get used to everything.

[Sink]

You're more safer in an aircraft at 30,000 feet than you are in a car on the motorway.

[jackass]

I enjoy taking off. I would also enjoy landing to if I didn't suffer from severe aeroplane ear. :(

[Black_Apalachi]

Flying doesn't worry me, it's just so boring and tedious is all and I never seem to be able to sleep on a plane. The only times I feel a bit dodgy is when I go to Ireland on RyanAir - picture a single-decker bus with wings and that's pretty much what it feels like.

[Dan!]

Flying doesn't worry me, it's just so boring and tedious is all and I never seem to be able to sleep on a plane. The only times I feel a bit dodgy is when I go to Ireland on RyanAir - picture a single-decker bus with wings and that's pretty much what it feels like.

RYANAIR pilots are general better then you think tbh :P

i love going on planes :) and dose not scary me one bit im the sort of person who will sit their and talk about what the plane is doing :P bit like flying out of manchester to dublin "oh look 5000ft turn right Direct WAL" lol sad :D!!!

[Black_Apalachi]

RYANAIR pilots are general better then you think tbh :P

i love going on planes :) and dose not scary me one bit im the sort of person who will sit their and talk about what the plane is doing :P bit like flying out of manchester to dublin "oh look 5000ft turn right Direct WAL" lol sad :D!!!

I have no opinion of pilots lol, it's just being in such a small plane feels like a bus going over speed-bumps every time you hit a little bit of turbulence :P

[Kieran]

I have no opinion of pilots lol, it's just being in such a small plane feels like a bus going over speed-bumps every time you hit a little bit of turbulence :P

Ryanair use 737-800's.... pretty much the most popular and most sold aircraft in the world!

[Dan2nd]

I normally get a bit nervous while we are waiting in the departure lounge but I think it isn't really nerves caused by me being scared more really from the excitement of going on holiday.

[wiktoria]

Doesn't bother me. I like taking off. :D

[AlexOC]

I don't like taking off because i think it feels like you are falling back to the ground when you are going up :P

In the air i dont mind i just read a book or tug my penis.

I love landing aswell.

[xxMATTGxx]

When I first got on a plane I was a bit nervous regarding the take off, it was an odd feeling back then. But now I love flying, every single bit of it!

I also don't think about the "what if's" like you mentioned in your first post. :P

[kuzkasate]

i love it tbh. love the take off lol and when it lands, that feeling when the wheels connect with the ground and then it just stops rapidly, love it.

[Blue]

Love it :)
Though flying a small aircraft is much much scarier. Stupid houses

[Mathew]

I'm a trainee airline pilot :D
Being a pilot was something I was intrested in when I was younger. Then I found out I was colour blind and that put a stop to that.. :P


Haha. The best thing to do is have a mint and keep swallowing. Its because you need to equalise pressure between your ear and your throat :)
I just swallow on a plane and never experience any difficulty with my ears. If it gets so bad, close your eyes, pinch the end of your nose and blow. Your ears will neutralise as there is no other place for air to come out.


Flying doesn't worry me, it's just so boring and tedious is all and I never seem to be able to sleep on a plane. The only times I feel a bit dodgy is when I go to Ireland on RyanAir - picture a single-decker bus with wings and that's pretty much what it feels like.
I remember flying with EasyJet for the first time. I remember being told that we just get on the plane and find ourselves a seat. I almost expected we'd have to pedal to make the wings flap.. :P:P

[Kieran]

Being a pilot was something I was intrested in when I was younger. Then I found out I was colour blind and that put a stop to that.. :P


I just swallow on a plane and never experience any difficulty with my ears. If it gets so bad, close your eyes, pinch the end of your nose and blow. Your ears will neutralise as there is no other place for air to come out.


I remember flying with EasyJet for the first time. I remember being told that we just get on the plane and find ourselves a seat. I almost expected we'd have to pedal to make the wings flap.. :P:P

Awww. That's a shame :(
I'd have been gutted at my medical if they'd turned round and said there was something wrong that meant I couldn't do it.

[kuzkasate]

i wanna be a pilot lol :'( costs so much tho.

and my ears never pop for some reason.. they just tingle slightly.. as if theres an itch lol

[Mathew]

Thankfully I never got too intrested in it (just thought it would be an amazing profession when I was younger) or else I would have been annoyed.
My Uncle lives in the centre of London and travels to Las Vegas a lot for recreation and business. He's currently taking flying lessons over in there (considering buying a small plane) but says it's really hard work. While training, for every hour you spend in the air you have to do something like three hours theory work. It seems really confusing, making sure the plane balances, air pressures, which way the wind blows, landing.. etc.

Ah well! Best of luck to you in your flying course.


Awww. That's a shame :(
I'd have been gutted at my medical if they'd turned round and said there was something wrong that meant I couldn't do it.

[Kieran]

Thankfully I never got too intrested in it (just thought it would be an amazing profession when I was younger) or else I would have been annoyed.
My Uncle lives in the centre of London and travels to Las Vegas a lot for recreation and business. He's currently taking flying lessons over in there (considering buying a small plane) but says it's really hard work. While training, for every hour you spend in the air you have to do something like three hours theory work. It seems really confusing, making sure the plane balances, air pressures, which way the wind blows, landing.. etc.

Ah well! Best of luck to you in your flying course.

Well so far I've done 28 exams. I have 14 left to do which I'm doing in 4 weeks time. Then I'm off to Arizona for all the flight training :)

[Starburst..x]

The one thing that makes me laugh is when the aircraft hits a large air pocket and drops a few hundred feet and everyone just gasps thinking they're going down :D

Sorry someone may have already asked you this, but I havent read through the whole thread :)

What makes the plane do this? People try to explain it to me to make me feel better (Im a nervous flyer) but its often explained so much better when it comes from someone who knows what they are talking about :)


The weird thing is I dont really like flying, but I'm interested in airlines and the amount of power certain planes have, especially Boeing 747s. Its the best feeling when they fully start the engines and you speed down the runway. I'd love that throttle on my car lol.

[Angel-Light]

I'm fine with flying except I don't like the take off for when the plane evens out and you get that floaty feeling :P

I remember once I had really bad ear ache after a flight landed I couldn't move for about 15 minutes or so :(

[Grig]

I don't care, as long as there aren't many people on the plane, so that I find an empty row of seats in the middle to sleep on like a bed :D.

[Shawnstra]

I love flying. To take your mind off anything, just watch a movie, play some games on your phone, maybe even take a nap. Just remember that there are more car crashes fatalities than plane crashes. Though I must admit I was on a plane once and one engine shut down, and we had quite a rough landing.

Anyway, i'm going to Munich in a week. 10 hour flight. Gonna be fun! :D

[Kieran]

Sorry someone may have already asked you this, but I havent read through the whole thread :)

What makes the plane do this? People try to explain it to me to make me feel better (Im a nervous flyer) but its often explained so much better when it comes from someone who knows what they are talking about :)


The weird thing is I dont really like flying, but I'm interested in airlines and the amount of power certain planes have, especially Boeing 747s. Its the best feeling when they fully start the engines and you speed down the runway. I'd love that throttle on my car lol.

As I'm sure you're aware, the aircraft needs to generate lift for it to stay in the air. This lift is generated by pressure differences between the upper and lower surface of the wing (Not the fact that air just runs over the wing like some people try to make out). Basically, in these pockets of air, the pressure differences between the surfaces is upset and so the wing can't generate enough lift to keep the aircraft airborne and so it drops to a level where there is sufficient lift. There have been cases where an aircraft can fall a few thousand feet but generally they always regain the lift.

[Nicola]

I don't mind flying but I really hate flying over the sea :/

[wiktoria]

The one thing that makes me laugh is when the aircraft hits a large air pocket and drops a few hundred feet and everyone just gasps thinking they're going down :D

That happened when I was going on holiday once. Everyone was shouting ''we're gonna die'' I got scared. loll

[<Nick>]

That happened when I was going on holiday once. Everyone was shouting ''we're gonna die'' I got scared. loll

This has happend on every single flight i have been on and ive been on about 40+ since i was about 8 + it scares me each time & my stomach drops and i think we are going to drop :{



Is it supposed to happen every flight? =[

[Kieran]

This has happend on every single flight i have been on and ive been on about 40+ since i was about 8 + it scares me each time & my stomach drops and i think we are going to drop :{



Is it supposed to happen every flight? =[

It's not SUPPOSED to happen. It's not like they plan for it to happen. It just depends on the conditions at the time of the flight. Turbulence and air pockets are regular occurrences.

[Black_Apalachi]

I don't mind flying but I really hate flying over the sea :/

It's alright if we crash as long as we take some people on the ground with us :P

[Gemma]

I love flying, especially landing & taking off.

[Hollie]

I don't like taking off, but once were up I'm fine :D

[Jessie]

I don't mind it but I'm always worried of crashing and it doesn't help that my mum is terrified and holds onto the seat xD
Have to admit that my favourite part is landing safely on the ground :D

[BeanEgg]

I'm never nervous of flying, in fact I love it when I go flying! :P

Aviation is after all a field that I would like to get into.

Don't try aerobatics if you're scared of an airliner!

[Caterpillers]

Dont bother me too much, Take off is the worst. Landing is so much fun.

[Kieran]

I'm never nervous of flying, in fact I love it when I go flying! :P

Aviation is after all a field that I would like to get into.

Don't try aerobatics if you're scared of an airliner!

I think it's safe to say don't get in a light aircraft if you're scared of an airliner :P

[Mathew]

I don't care, as long as there aren't many people on the plane, so that I find an empty row of seats in the middle to sleep on like a bed :D.
All the flights I've been on recently have been full but I used to love doing this when I was younger. I also used to lay across my parents laps when I was small on long-haul flights :P


I don't mind flying but I really hate flying over the sea :/
I prefer flying over the sea. For some reason I just feel safer.. I do like to think the plane fall 30,000 feet, do a gentle bounce on the water, life rafts spring out and float safely to land, but I really don't think that's gonna' happen :P


Don't try aerobatics if you're scared of an airliner!
My Science Teacher was telling us about something called the Vomit Comet.. I'd actually love to do it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomit_Comet

[Kieran]

All the flights I've been on recently have been full but I used to love doing this when I was younger. I also used to lay across my parents laps when I was small on long-haul flights :P


I prefer flying over the sea. For some reason I just feel safer.. I do like to think the plane fall 30,000 feet, do a gentle bounce on the water, life rafts spring out and float safely to land, but I really don't think that's gonna' happen :P


My Science Teacher was telling us about something called the Vomit Comet.. I'd actually love to do it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomit_Comet

You can do it. There's a plane in America that you can do this on. It's how they let Stephen Hawkins feel weightlesness :)

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