How high can you fall from and live?

Question

What is the highest height of a fall victim?

I am suffering from aerophobia....

Not a joke had dreams of dying and death by plane crash is one of them.

All my life I have been fearful of flying and my fist airplane flight is scheduled for late Februrary I am out of my mind. HELP

Answer 1

First of airplane flight is the safest form of transportation per mile than anything else. Let me say that again, it is the safest form of transportation. I hope that will help. If you 're still interested in some science facts.

Because of terminal velocity (the wind resistance is equal force to the gravitational pull). You can only get to a certain speed while falling. People can survive any fall from any height on Earth with a few scratches and small bruises, but I would not bet on it.

It requires precession. You cannot fall on your head first, even second or third. Picture hitting the ground with all your body with your head protected, perhaps with your hands. This spreads the impact and lessens the damage.

Answer 2

Depends on your luck.

People have fallen out of airplanes from tens of thousands of feet up in the air and LIVED without a scratch...

Others have tripped over a brick in their back yards and died instantly...

As far as airplanes go - I have been travelling on airplanes since I was a little kid. I have also taken many flying lessons as well, since I want to own my own plane one day too. To date, I have never been on a flight that had any problems at all. I have more problems with my day to day daily drive to and from work than from flying!

Now, as to what to do... You want to confront this head on, and I realize it is a HUGE challenge - BUT you are trying to confront it and find a way to deal with it.

The scariests parts of any flight are the takeoff and landing, because you can hear the gears moving, feel the wheels moving across the ground, and there is the greatest amount of forward or reverse thrust being applied at those times too.

Once in the air, the trip inbetween is NOTHING. If there is rough weather on the way, have you ever driven in a bus before that goes over a bunch of bumps? Sort of feels like that - going over a bunch of bumps on the road with no shocks, so it sort of jars you a little bit.

So, lets focus on the takoff and landing parts only. If you can master your fears at these moments, you should be FINE for the rest of the flight.

(1) Talk to a stewardess about your problem once you board the plane so they know if you freak out it's not because you are a terrorist. You should be more afraid of the Air Marshals than flying for this one reason...

(2) Get a doctor to prescribe some depressants for you to take just prior to the flight, something that CAN be washed down with some booze if necessary.

(3) Dont drink booze excessively before the flight - it may make you queasy if you have too much. Some is fine and may help take the edge off your reactions.

(4) Look into hypnosis methods to help with overcoming it.

(5) Enroll in a Fear of Flying course. Here is one that is run by a pilot designed to help people with your exact problem:
http://www.fearofflyinghelp.com/

(6) Watch the movie during the flight to take your mind off things

Answer 3

You can survive a fall from heights far higher than any commercial aircraft will go, rest assured of that.

Why? Usually because the amount of individual preperation that goes on ahead of time. The reason parachutes are not immediatly issued (though are usually standard complement on most flights) to passengers is due to the saftey designs gone into the construction of the airplane in crash/forced landing events. Film and media often over dramatize plane crashes and such events for raw shock and action drama, while the reality is far, far safer.

Knowing quite a few Northrup-Grummen aircraft designers, I assure that your fears haven't fallen on deaf ears. But if you REALLY want to feel better? Visit the airport you're going to ahead of time. Perhaps phone weeks in advance, and ask for a tour of the facilities, to talk with the people involved in your flight. Get to KNOW whose on your flight crew, and arm yourself with personal connections and personal information.

Don't be afraid to take these steps to help yourself: Because the only person who can truly begin to help you IS you!

Answer 4

You do realize you can fall from very low heights, like off of your chair, hit your head and die. Right?

Someone a long time ago reminded me that the Pilots want to safely go home at night. So you will be in good hands. They do not have a suicide wish.

You might need a mild tranquilizer to get you through it.

Stop thinking about it would probably be a good idea.

Answer 5

I doubt that reading about people falling from heights is going to help you but if you want to read on:

'Air hostess Vesna Vulovic, of Yugoslavia, fell 33,330 feet into a snowbound forest in Serbska Kamenice, Czechoslovakia on January 26, 1972 when the DC-9 airliner she was on exploded.'

Answer 6

maybe a couple hundred feet......if ur lucky