My Fear Of Flying On Aeroplanes
Posted by Tousala | Posted in Travel and Leisure: Charter Jets | Posted on 17-02-2010
Tags: newspaper articles, roller-coasters, television series called Lost, the safest form of travel, travelling by air
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Personally, I like to be in control of whatever I do. I stay away from any danger and have never been one for things like roller-coasters. I am not a person who needs that kind of buzz, if you can call it that, to give me pleasure. Some people call me a wimp, which is probably correct – I guess this comes from having a speech impediment and all of the horrible frustrating stuttering treatment that comes with it.
I am not afraid to admit that air travel has and will always petrify me. When I drive a car I have an element of control, if the aircraft crashes for whatever reason, my life could be over. I am not the pilot, I am unable to observe any servicing to the aircraft and I do not know its history.
I have, as I am in doubt the majority of people who read this article have, read that travelling by plane is the least dangerous form of travel. Guess what, I don’t care, I still would rather drive.
There has been a recent television series called Lost. I thought it was a superb program and I have watched every episode. It did not help my phobia of flying though.
There has been a huge increase in articles in the press, possible due the success of Lost, describing people’s experiences of plane crashes or plane emergancies. I wish I had never read their stories as I can only imagine the fear and terror they must have been through.
I offer upvc doors and I also work for a voucher codes company on a part time basis. I am required as part of these jobs to travel and that of course means travelling by plane from time to time.
I had a rather funny experience the last time I travelled on a plane. The take off and landing are always the worst aspects of the whole experience for me, and this is where I am at my most scared. We we travelling down the runway, gathering speed, I gripped the armrest tightly, hoping that would help and thankfully the plane rose into the air. The person in the seat next to me then asked if he could have his hand back. Much to my and no doubt his horror; I had actually been holding this poor chaps hand rather than the arm rest – and it was more of a harsh grip than a just mere hold lol. I said sorry and continued to be brave.

