Flying on a Plane

RKCNDY

Do you like it? Love it? Terrified?

I am really excited for PJ20...but since we are flying, I am starting to get nervous. Haven't been on a plane in 10 years. The longest flight I've been on was 6 hours, and I just about lost it the last 2 hours. Don't think I'm that 'I have to be in control' personalities...I don't have to drive...I almost prefer someone else does since I like to look out the window.

I watch people at the airport, and everybody has little 'quirks' they do...saw many many many people touch the plane before they got on. Some people were doing little dances...I know I'm going to have to get some valium or something for my flight, but ugh....I hate flying.

Unlost...where you at?

Phantom Pain

Flying is much more safer then driving

Why so nervous ?

Jearlpam0925

People like to freak out at the slightest amount of turbulence. Again, safer than driving. And if anything, I like to drink a ton on a flight anyway so that always keeps me loose.

pjhawks

i find it annoying more than hate it but that's mostly because it's about as comfortable as root canal. between small tight seats, incessant droning of the engines and genearl annoyance of being around other people it's not a ton of fun. i pretty much just throw on the Ipod and close my eyes for the entire flight after a few beers before boarding. i pretty much get into a half sleep after that. i've done 5.5 hour flights plenty of times and it is kind of long.

PureandEasy

I don't mind the idea of flying at all, it's the other passengers that bother me.

And a flight from Seattle to Milwaukee can't be that long, can it?

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PureandEasy wrote:

I don't mind the idea of flying at all, it's the other passengers that bother me.

And a flight from Seattle to Milwaukee can't be that long, can it?

3 hours

Phantom Pain

pjhawks wrote:

i find it annoying more than hate it but that's mostly because it's about as comfortable as root canal. between small tight seats, incessant droning of the engines and genearl annoyance of being around other people it's not a ton of fun. i pretty much just throw on the Ipod and close my eyes for the entire flight after a few beers before boarding. i pretty much get into a half sleep after that. i've done 5.5 hour flights plenty of times and it is kind of long.

Me too..not a scary thing just a pain in the ass thing to do

I might be "That Guy" in august flying with my daughter who is under 2

81

flying doesn't bother me.

love feeling the power as the plane throttles up for take off and you are pushed back in the seat.

turbulance doesn't bother me at all. as long as the plane doesn't break up in it, it's fun. yeee haw.

i do dislike airline operations, what with the yo yo ticket pricing practices, the bs fee's for everything, the parking. tsa doesn't help much either. picked up the gf at ohare last month. i stopped in the pick up zone and was on the phone telling her where i was (mind you ohares pickup is 3 seperate roads with pillars blocking the view). tsa nazi comes along to tell me to move my truck...fuck off lady.

anyways, i enjoy flying, hate all the bs that goes along with it.

RKCNDY

PureandEasy wrote:

I don't mind the idea of flying at all, it's the other passengers that bother me.

And a flight from Seattle to Milwaukee can't be that long, can it?

It's about 4.5-5 hours...maybe it comes from the fact that whenever I did have to fly, I always got stuck sitting next to the 'round smelly sweaty guy' or the 'seat kicker' was sitting behind me....maybe I just don't like being crammed in so close to strangers. :?

I know that flying is safer than driving, I understand that it's air currents help keep a 300 person coffin in the air...I live pretty close to 'the largest building in the world'.

I was on a flight with bad turbulence...they stopped the drink cart service, and everybody had to keep their seatbelts on for the rest of the flight...which was another 4 hours.

Jukee

I hate the taking off part. The plane is going 1000000mph and the whole thing rattles and sounds like it's going to fall apart and then it lifts off...That's when it's terrifying for me. Once i'm in the air i'm okay.

blackredyellow

Jukee wrote:

I hate the taking off part. The plane is going 1000000mph and the whole thing rattles and sounds like it's going to fall apart and then it lifts off...That's when it's terrifying for me. Once i'm in the air i'm okay.

I'm kinda the same way... everything rattles, you hear grinding from the landing gear coming up and stuff moving... once things level out, I actually think flying is a pretty relaxing thing.

Phantom Pain

Jukee wrote:

I hate the taking off part. The plane is going 1000000mph and the whole thing rattles and sounds like it's going to fall apart and then it lifts off...That's when it's terrifying for me. Once i'm in the air i'm okay.

My former boss was a part-time pilot and had his own plane

He said take off is the biggest risk of crash...once you're at your "cruising altitude" smooth sailing

i think the famous miracle on the hudson was birds getting sucked into the engines on take off

mysticweed

you'll be fine

but valium never hurts

MayDay10

Go get Xanax.

When I am on a plane it is constant terror. Xanax makes it possible.

conman

i like flying. a lot of people freak out when there's turbulence but i like it..... maybe there's something wrong with me :?

EZ1221C

I really like flying. I love landing the best though. Its pretty nice if you have the window seat just looking out at the clouds below you.

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EZ1221C wrote:

I really like flying. I love landing the best though. Its pretty nice if you have the window seat just looking out at the clouds below you.

unless there is a nice cross wind that is making the plane twist as you approach the runway. yikes

pandora

I adore flying but then I wish I were a bird

comebackgirl

I love flying. Take off and landings are my favorite parts. I even enjoy a little turbulence...but since I get motion sickness I take dramamine, which also helps me sleep like a baby. I get such good sleep on a plane since I'm trapped and can't really do anything else! I'm forced to relax. On flights to Australia I slept so good...got there completely energized.

RYEzupSF

I hate to fly but I do it all the time. I get pretty severe anxiety about it. my solution- wait to the last minute to check when my flight leaves so I am always in a rush- get to the airport late so i am stressing about making the plane instead of stressing about the actual flying. If I have time- drinks at the bar (usually i have no time). I also either eat pot food or smoke a j before the flight. Valium helps too. Then I'm fucked up, relaxed and usually fall asleep pretty quick. For a three hour flight I recommend a pot cookie and a bloody mary. You'll get through it. see ya there!

StillHere

Ativan

Scared to Freaking Death!!!