Plane Journeys

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.

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

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Originally Posted by Starburst..x

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.

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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.

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

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Originally Posted by Tenatious

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

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

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Originally Posted by Wiki.

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

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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? =[

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Originally Posted by <Nick>

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? =[

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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.

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Originally Posted by Nicola

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

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

I love flying, especially landing & taking off.

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

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

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!

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

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Originally Posted by 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!

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

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Originally Posted by 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.

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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

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Originally Posted by Nicola

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

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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

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Originally Posted by BeanEgg

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

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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

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Originally Posted by Mathew

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

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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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