does anybody have any remedies or ideas to distract me when i am on a plane? i have 2 flights today and about 10 hours worth of flying...and i get really freaked out about turbulence etc!!
2007-08-17 02:44:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Air Travel
thank you to whoever has answered...they are really good ideas!!
2007-08-17 03:00:05 · update #1
Your chances of being involved in an aircraft accident are about 1 in 11 million. On the other hand, your chances of being killed in an automobile accident are 1 in 5000. Statistically, you are at far greater risk driving to the airport than getting on an airplane. However, the perception is that you have more control over your fate when you are in your car than as a passenger traveling on an airplane. Experience shows otherwise, considering that over 50,000 people are killed on the highways every year. Media coverage would suggest that airline crashes happen every day. Studies have shown one would have to fly once a day every day for over 15,000 years in order to statistically be involved in an aircraft accident"
Flying is very very safe. Don’t worry about terrorists that is the least likely thing to go wrong on a commercial flight in the US these days. Flying in the United States is very safe, there has not been a major airline crash in the US since November of 2001! That is a long time for no major crashes and only on fatality in the last seven years for the Major Airlines in the US.
Even when there is a problem on an airplane, if an engine fails on takeoff or an engine fire etc.. 99% of the time the plane lands safely. Planes these days are amazing piece of technology and the pilots are trained better than ever. If you not afraid to drive in a car you should not be afraid to fly in a plane.
Just sit back relax and try to enjoy the flight. Its one of the safest things you can do much safer than driving a car, walking down the street, or even sleeping in your house. More people have died on North American highways in the year 2006 than the amount of people who have died in powered flight aviation whole 104 year history!
Also the best way to completely get over your fears is go to you local General aviation airport and take flying lessons! Once you fly in a small airplane a few times and learn that airplanes fly and that’s all they do you will be much more confident with flying on commercial planes. You will learn a lot with a few flying lessons. I could even teach you a lot by just showing you my Microsoft Flight Simulator. Flying is a great experience, once you get used to it and learn what makes airplanes fly etc.. your fears go away trust me, I used to be a little bit scared to fly too. Now I LOVE it.
Just remember this, your not afraid to drive in a car are you? Well think about this. Cars are made to crash wells planes are not. Why? Because cars crash and planes don’t, they just like to fly.
2007-08-17 18:57:35 · answer #1 · answered by Steven H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife took Xanax before she went flying last year and it worked wonders. She also hates turbulence but she was out of it until the plane landed so it was perfect timing. It was about a 3 hour flight with the layover. It needs to be prescribed by a doctor though.
2007-08-17 11:32:34 · answer #2 · answered by Indy Yankee Fan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, the fear of flying is a Specific Phobia, one of several kinds of Anxiety Disorders. As an anxiety, the “fear” of flying is more concerned with what might happen than with what actually is happening.
The fear of flying has many components, not all of which are specific to flight itself. Some of these components are anxieties about
• Heights
• Enclosed spaces
• Crowded conditions
• Sitting in hot, stale air
• Being required to wait passively
• Not understanding the reasons for all the strange actions, sounds, and sensations occurring around you
• Worrying about the dangers of turbulence
• Being dependent on unknown mechanical things to maintain your safety
• Being dependent on an unknown pilot’s judgment
• Not feeling in “control”
• The possibility of terrorism
Check web page for much more!
2007-08-17 09:53:23 · answer #3 · answered by Indiana Frenchman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turbulance will always freak you out. Not much you can do about it. It's the sensation of hitting potholes, but there arent potholes! It's very disturbing. What always helped me was to look at the faces of other passengers. Chances are they fly quite a bit and are used to what is normal. If they look undisturbed and relaxed, I always took that as a good sign that everything was a-ok. That always helps me.
2007-08-17 09:53:04 · answer #4 · answered by jenniferaboston 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I fly, I sometimes take benadryl or Dramamine. They will make you very calm and sleepy. The option of an I-Pod or a CD player is good as well. I think of turbulance as a bump in the road. Good luck!
2007-08-17 09:58:45 · answer #5 · answered by Jana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read a good book. Take some Tylenol Pm and that should do the trick. It will knock you out for the a few hours. Listen to music. Bring a journal and write.
2007-08-17 09:52:05 · answer #6 · answered by Terrible G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on your age
This is what I do
have a few drinks in the airport. Have another one or two on the plane and you will sleep through the flight
works for me
2007-08-17 09:52:36 · answer #7 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
bring an ipod or something to listen to music and a book or just sleep of you can
2007-08-17 09:49:46 · answer #8 · answered by summer! :D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋