Flight ordeal - Turbulence.

purpleshoes_2

You can get on another plane. You just have to get to the stage where you can. Its possible, Ive been on planes where there has been turbulence, but its not been every flight, thats the thing, you might experience what you did one in 100 flights.

What really helped me was going on a short flight, I went to ireland and it took 20 mins and I thought, I seriously cant be bothered getting upset. I still dont like flying long distances but I went to Orlando 4 years ago and didnt cry once on the way there or back and thats the furthest Ive ever been on a plane, 10 years ago Id never have done that.

Planes go up and down all the time, safely, its hard to get that in your head when you are scared, but they do.

Gloomendoom

purpleshoes wrote: »

What really helped me was going on a short flight, I went to ireland

Probably not helpful, but my Müller experience was on a flight to Ireland.

TBeckett100

How frightening.

However for a plane to crash, more than one thing needs to happen. For everything that can go wrong, there are safeguards in place to sort it. It's usually a multitude of events that lead to failure

Just remember that the UK has a fantastic safety record. Pilots go through an unbelievable about of training and have rehearsed every symptom

I have been on a few hair raising turbulent planes. I can't recall turbulence being a cause of a crash. If you feel anxious, look at the cabin crew. If they are not phased, you shouldn't worry. They experience it all

The only time I was panicked was during a 1p Ryanair flight. I wasnt expecting to get a safe landing for that price!

Gavin83

I've been in pretty bad turbulence before. The type where the plane is being thrown around everywhere, you can see lightning all around the plane and the wings are flexing to the point your concerned they might snap. Flying doesn't bother me in the slightest though.

A friend of mine was actually in an accident once. Had to go down the slide and everything. He still flies!

tootallulah

Fear of flying is a terrible thing but it doesn't have to stop you travelling boats and trains are great ways to travel, and are so much less hasle than any traveling connected to an airport.

tootallulah

Fear of flying is a terrible thing but it doesn't have to stop you travelling. Boats and trains are great ways to travel, and are so much less hassle than any traveling connected to an airport.

Delree

Why not take sleeping pills for the next one and sleep the entire flight. I know two people that do this.

Gloomendoom

tootallulah wrote: »

Fear of flying is a terrible thing but it doesn't have to stop you travelling. Boats and trains are great ways to travel, and are so much less hassle than any traveling connected to an airport.

In a dull moment, as a paper exercise, we decided to see how close we could get to Australia by train. We got as far as Singapore before the railway ran out. Unfortunately, we just don't have the time to do it in practise.

suki1964

Yep, we had such bad turbulence one year flying to Turkey that only half the plane ever got given their breakfast as the cabin crew were also forced to sit and strap themselves in

And funnily enough it was that flight that stopped my fear of flying

Up till that flight I always needed a pill or four to calm me down enough to get on the plane. After " surviving " such a flight, seeing how bad things can get and still land safety, I'm more confident that the engineering, design , technology and the pilots skill, are going to get me to my destination in one piece


I still don't like flying, but it's a necessary evil if I want to visit friends and relatives and to enjoy more of the world then this tiny island I live on

DKLS

I use the cabin crew as a weathervane of the situation, when we flew to San Diego, we hit some of the worst turbulence I have ever encountered, when I looked across at one of the cabin crew, she looked totally non plussed and was busy examining her nails.

I have a colleague who hates flying with a passion but has to do it for work, she swears by valium or for long haul flights sleeping tablets.