Fear of Flying

I've flown a number of times, mainly inter pacific flights, but a few domestic ones too. A few things can help out, most have been mentioned so far, but I'll run through them anyway;

* Bring things to do. A gameboy, books, magazines, iPod etc will do wonders to kill time, especially on the long 14 hour flights. Magazines however aren't going to last you more than an hour or so, so if you're unable to sleep you'll need more than just those to keep you busy.

* If you're unless you really want to sit against the window, as for a aisle seat or one of the ones at the front of the rows so you have an easy time getting out of your seat.

* Generally most of the larger non-domestics will have a fairly large area towards the rear of the plane near the toilets, which you're able to stand around and chat to other passengers if you get tired of sitting down. Also, you'll be where the stewards serve drinks, so help yourself to one if you're thirsty. Which leads to the next one...

* The air is much drier in the cabin area because of the height you're flying at. Be sure to drink often to prevent yourself from getting dehydrated, especially before you go to sleep. Raiding the alchohol card when it comes around is also highly recommended. Those long flights are much more bearable after a few drinks. Alternately, you're going to get hammered by jet lag after disembarking, so don't worry about hang overs too much.

* If you're planning to have sex in one of the bathrooms, a warning in advance. They're small enough with just one person, it gets a lot smaller with two and the stewards have eyes like a hawk when it comes to passengers attemping to join the mile high club.

Also, if you're looking to try and get rid of your fear of flying/heights, try going sky diving once. Jumping out of a plane at 14,000 feet should deal with it rather quickly. The view is incredible and much better than you'd get out of the window of a plane.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Chyna~Girl

Well I'm getting over my fear of crashing slowly, thanks to this thread. Now I have the fear of ear pain. TY Weapon!

The pain in your ears from the pressure doesn't happen to everyone. Some peoples ears naturally just adjust to it, so it may be you won't even notice it. At any rate, don't let it stop you from going. International travel is something everyone should do and you'd be missing out if you avoided going because of your ears. Just breathe deeply during take off and touch down and you should be fine, if that doesn't work, you simply clamp down on your nose with your thumb and index finger, and try to blow through it.

How ya doing, buddy?