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LouReedwalkonthewildside said:
Last time I flew was around the same time as you mate, we went to Singapore, was an absolute nightmare.

We go to the South of France a lot on holiday now and we always drive, same when we go skiing, we drive. Every holiday I go on we have to be able to drive there, but it's always followed by tonnes of grief from the lad and missus because they would rather fly. It actually got to the point where if we chose a holiday but it involved flying, then my missus and the lad would go on there own.

Think what does it for me is the thought that if you crash, then it's end off.
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you get the house to yourself for a week, it's win win
 
maccavennie said:
snap mate lol the missus has already been abroad with my son and mother in law twice and with my son and daughter once when flying and I've stayed back.

I know I'm missing out but it just makes me want to vomit even thinking about it, had a bad flight home last time I flew and I just thought enough is enough for me because I end up dreading it like.you for months beforehand and worried about the flight home days beforehand.
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I get flight anxiety myself, fortunately it hasn't reached those levels as of yet, as I fly around about 20 times a year for work, I do have a sort of mantra everytime the planes hits a bump or a dodgy foreigner walks past ticking, I say to myself '18 million flights per year' the rough estimate of how many flights per year there are, just to reassure myself over the odds, this and alcohol helps, though I did consider seeing a doctor for some happy pills, and I know people have had success with hypnosis.

The weird thing is I'm genuinely interested in the mechanics of aviation, and if there is a well reported crash or near miss, in a weird way I can't wait to grill @SerenityNigh and others for info, particularly on power systems and pilot emergency tactics etc
 
Walken said:
I get flight anxiety myself, fortunately it hasn't reached those levels as of yet, as I fly around about 20 times a year for work, I do have a sort of mantra everytime the planes hits a bump or a dodgy foreigner walks past ticking, I say to myself '18 million flights per year' the rough estimate of how many flights per year there are, just to reassure myself over the odds, this and alcohol helps, though I did consider seeing a doctor for some happy pills, and I know people have had success with hypnosis.

The weird thing is I'm genuinely interested in the mechanics of aviation, and if there is a well reported crash or near miss, in a weird way I can't wait to grill @SerenityNigh and others for info, particularly on power systems and pilot emergency tactics etc
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The boring answer is that I think that's all normal. In my limited experience, people split to fear or adoration over flight, and few are NEA. For some, knowing the mechanics and processes seem to help comfort, but it doesn't help all.
 
Obviously not an airliner, but a great picture

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Love this one as well

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These 747 domes remind me of someone...

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Walken said:
I get flight anxiety myself, fortunately it hasn't reached those levels as of yet, as I fly around about 20 times a year for work, I do have a sort of mantra everytime the planes hits a bump or a dodgy foreigner walks past ticking, I say to myself '18 million flights per year' the rough estimate of how many flights per year there are, just to reassure myself over the odds, this and alcohol helps, though I did consider seeing a doctor for some happy pills, and I know people have had success with hypnosis.

The weird thing is I'm genuinely interested in the mechanics of aviation, and if there is a well reported crash or near miss, in a weird way I can't wait to grill @SerenityNigh and others for info, particularly on power systems and pilot emergency tactics etc
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I used to work for GE, and would have meetings at different sites through out Europe. One of the sites was the aircraft engine's factory on the outskirts of Cardiff, me being a nuisance and curious would get tours of the site and ask about safety.

One of the things I was curious about was lightning strikes, so I got shown a detailed presentation of the testing and what happens when lightning strikes a plane.

This knowledge made me felt safe when in a plane circling Atlantic City waiting to land at JFK which was delayed to thunderstorm and torrential rain. I enjoyed watching the lightning from the window, but unfortunately some women close by kept crying asking me to pull down the blind which I ignored until cabin crew told me to close it.

It was superb to watch.
 

Woolly Blue said:
I was working on the assumption that Ian was on at least a six hour flight so I just chose five hours as a figure which might cause him to cack himself.

Truth is, any large passenger aircraft is designed to cope with much more stress than a bit of turbulence would cause, but where's the fun in being truthful about a situation like that ?

Exactly ...
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An a380 is designed to bend about 5m up and 2m down at the wing tip so a bit of turbulence is no trouble
 
SerenityNigh said:
That's an accident waiting to happen. I'm sure it helps get you out of a pickle in wartime though.
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The B-47 had to use JATO to take off when fully loaded. According to the folk who know, the B-47 would take off with almost empty tankes, use JATO to get into the air, then they would have to tank to continue on mission.
 

Walken said:
I get flight anxiety myself, fortunately it hasn't reached those levels as of yet, as I fly around about 20 times a year for work, I do have a sort of mantra everytime the planes hits a bump or a dodgy foreigner walks past ticking, I say to myself '18 million flights per year' the rough estimate of how many flights per year there are, just to reassure myself over the odds, this and alcohol helps, though I did consider seeing a doctor for some happy pills, and I know people have had success with hypnosis.

The weird thing is I'm genuinely interested in the mechanics of aviation, and if there is a well reported crash or near miss, in a weird way I can't wait to grill @SerenityNigh and others for info, particularly on power systems and pilot emergency tactics etc
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aye mate, I've watched every single episode of air crash investigation and it's not that it makes me feel worse, it's like I need to know the reason why a mechanical failure occurred or what happened to cause the accident

I know it's the safest form of transport and it's just me being a tit. That's the problem though, I'm just a bit of a tit scared of flying lol
 
SerenityNigh said:
I've always heard JATO, in any case I'll stick to more conventional power plants
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Well, they really aren't needed anymore as jet engines are providing more than enough take-off thrust.

And the Fat Albert stopped doing the RATO displays in 2009 to reserve stock for the planes that actually needed them (eg takeoff in the Arctic and Antarctic regions)
 
Dylan said:
Well, they really aren't needed anymore as jet engines are providing more than enough take-off thrust.

And the Fat Albert stopped doing the RATO displays in 2009 to reserve stock for the planes that actually needed them (eg takeoff in the Arctic and Antarctic regions)
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Why are they needed in these regions? Terrain makes for short take off distances? Density altitude shouldn't be an issue.
 

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