Plane Journeys

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

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.

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

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Originally Posted by Tenatious

I'm a trainee airline pilot :D

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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

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Originally Posted by Tenatious

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 :)

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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.

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Originally Posted by 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.

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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

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Originally Posted by Mathew

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

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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.

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

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.

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Originally Posted by Tenatious

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.

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Originally Posted by 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.

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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 :)

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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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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.

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 :(