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Hairball
I miss the old days when flying was so much more relaxed...
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JN99
By comparison, I LOVE train travel and the relative ease compared to the hassle of making it through security, long lines, battling for overhead space, cramped seating, and general PIA air travel can be.
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JN99
By comparison, I LOVE train travel and the relative ease compared to the hassle of making it through security, long lines, battling for overhead space, cramped seating, and general PIA air travel can be.
All true, plus train travel takes you from city center to city center. No airport to center or center to airport hassles.
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Hairball
Another good episode about a flight between London and New York, with a detour through....The Twilight Zone....
The Odyssey of Flight 33
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bv
There is more turbulence now in the hot summer in Europe, as the pilot I had into Prague a few days ago said they had more turbulence when there was a heatwave, which we do have now over central Europe.
Still, it is perfectly safe to fly. You should be more worried about being in a car, ten times or may be fifty times more likely to have an accident with a car...
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Nate
I absolutely love flying and I'm one of the weird people that actually enjoys turbulence.I think if you have a fear of flying then the best solution is to do lots of it and then you can start to enjoy it.
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bv
There is more turbulence now in the hot summer in Europe, as the pilot I had into Prague a few days ago said they had more turbulence when there was a heatwave, which we do have now over central Europe.
Still, it is perfectly safe to fly. You should be more worried about being in a car, ten times or may be fifty times more likely to have an accident with a car...
Statistically it's perfectly safe. However people suffering from fear of flying are (too much) aware of the fact when thing go wrong, it's likely a total disaster. They don't want to loose controle. When you drive a car you hold your own steering wheel, in a plane you don't. There's therapy, but it doesn't always work. Benzodiazepines are prescribed if you explain your doctor.