Flying

Originally Posted by Scentless Apprentice

For me, if I'm going to die I want to be in control of the vehicle when it crashes. It's the feeling of helplessness that I hate when being in a plane. I drive a lot too, it's usually a 13 hour drive back home. Highways really aren't too bad if you're paying attention to every other driver on the road. It's taxing on the mind, yes, but you just have to be safe. Which I feel most people don't think about and that's where the danger in driving comes from.

Even if you're the best driver in the world driving on a road populated solely by equally-competent drivers, flying is orders of magnitude safer than driving.

I love flying! Probably seen as a good thing for people like me who want to become pilots

I'm not mad keen on airlines, though - too many people, and as for the airports...there are no words x___X

But smaller aircraft? YESYESYES

Originally Posted by John

Even if you're the best driver in the world driving on a road populated solely by equally-competent drivers, flying is orders of magnitude safer than driving.

Doesn't matter to me. I'm not the one flying the plane. I want to be in control of my own trip.

People can't fly.

Yeah, I'm going to San Diego next week.

When I was younger, I was terrified of flying, I hated it. Now, I just get scared a little. I pray when I enter a plane, right when we are about to take off.

The planes that land here aren't as BIG as the ones down states. It's like, 4 feet wide or something like that, usually a 19 seater

I do like flying now, I don't mind, it amazes me when pilots land here during winter

♥♥♥♥ing miracles

This year has been quiet because of my band's current downtime.

However, normally I fly about 4 or 5 times a year around Australia. Sometimes internationally as well.

I'm pretty used to it, I kinda hate airports now. I used to find them novel, but I am always there at like 5-6am to get to the next leg of the tour and it's just a ♥♥♥♥ing nightmare carrying around a pedal case and two basses, plus my personal luggage. Internationally it is a damn nightmare.

When I went to Florida last year, my bass ended up in Chicago for 3 days lol.

I fly home about once a year or so. I'm pretty used to it. I always have trouble sleeping on flights, so I'm thankful for the airport bars.

Flying has never really been an issue for me.

I've spent a very respectable fraction of my life on airplanes. Even before my current job, I make round-trip flights about once every season (eight flights a year, not counting transfer flights). Currently, I make round-trip flights about once every two weeks (one flight a week) due to work arrangements. If it's any comfort to you, someone spending that much time in the air such as myself is still alive, so I think you'll largely be fine. ^_^;

Originally Posted by AzraelBlack

When I went to Florida last year, my bass ended up in Chicago for 3 days lol.

Don't know where you went, but the Orlando airport is pretty bleh. I've heard the one in Tampa is great and the one in West Palm is nice too, but I just hate the Orlando airport. If it was Orlando, that may explain things.

Originally Posted by Scentless Apprentice

Don't know where you went, but the Orlando airport is pretty bleh. I've heard the one in Tampa is great and the one in West Palm is nice too, but I just hate the Orlando airport. If it was Orlando, that may explain things.

my end destination was orlando international yeah haha

it was a shock to me to get off the plane and have everything in english and spanish
SO MANY LATINOS
I wasn't special no more haah

Originally Posted by AzraelBlack

my end destination was orlando international yeah haha

it was a shock to me to get off the plane and have everything in english and spanish
SO MANY LATINOS
I wasn't special no more haah

I've had friends get lost in that airport a few times haha But that's what you get when Disney and Universal are only 10 miles away. Fly to Miami, depending on where you are there is no English.

Like I said I generally avoid flying cause I prefer driving. This is also due to the fact that I don't like putting my guitars on the plane. Nasty depressurization. But if I get lucky and find a flight out of the smaller local airport in Sanford I can usually bring my guitar on the plane. In which case I may fly. It depends on my mood.

Well, I'm a commercial pilot, instrument rated, a flight instructor (CFII), and my current job is instructing at a flight school...so yeah, I spend a LOT of time flying. Hell, tomorrow I have to get up in the morning to go on a 3 hour cross country flight with one of my students. The last few months though I've been traveling back and forth from Ft. Lauderdale/West Palm Beach (whoever it was that mentioned West Palm Beach, yes it is a VERY nice airport, and smaller too) and Pittsburgh a lot. Even got stuck at Atlanta overnight when a flight got cancelled. I pretty much live in the air now.

I'm more comfortable in the left seat if a plane than I am in a car, and the same goes for being a passenger in each one. Oh, and to anyone who's a bit nervous of flying on an airline, take a ride in a smaller general aviation airplane (Cessna 172 sized aircraft) if you get a chance. It takes away a lot of fear and makes it flying on the airlines much more comfortable.

Thanks for sharing your input! I think having a pilot in this thread is highly valuable.

I love flying! Sure a lot can be desired from longer flights but it's still exciting, at least for me. One of my favorite things is when you're taking off or landing, and you go through clouds (that is if there is any). I just love seeing the clouds rush by, it's beautiful in a way.

The worst part about flying is the airport. Going through all of those lines and finding your gate, not the most pleasant things in the world. But the absolute worst is when your flight gets delayed to the point where 'patience' is not even logical term anymore. Delays ♥♥♥♥ing suuuuuuccck.

I have absolutely no fear of flying; infact, I have a private pilot's license, so I best not be scared of flying!

However, I really get tired of airports. Its just soooo much effort and such a goddamn hassle these days. Between jacked up food prices, constantly changing FAA laws and never remembering to take off your belt; it sure is a pain in the ass to fly.

and those peanut bags get smaller and smaller every time.

You can afford the peanuts?!

I haven't been on a plane that gives free peanuts in 3 years. @__@

...you have to pay for them now?

@_@

Flying used to scare the hell out of me.
The first and only time I ever had taken flight is on the plane to England, which I'm going to go on later this year as well.

I'm also going to Poland for a school trip in 2 years, haha.

But I really love being on a plane. I feel that human can accomplish anything if they put their mind to it. Flying and scuba-diving are good examples: Man couldn't look or breathe underwater = Scuba diving. Man couldn't fly = Flight.

Anyway, I don't want to make this post too long, lol.

I spent only... 2x2 hours on an airplane and I wouldn't mind flying more! I enjoyed it - I remember being super excited prior to the journey - and it was a breathtaking view and a really comfortable way of travelling. Flying has never really scared me, but I must acknowledge that I was quite young when this flying experience happened (12-ish), and I was quite brave and curious as a kid. xD

I admit that I have never flown a really long distance, so I haven't experienced jet lag or other inconvenient things. But I think such long flights are usually worth that trouble.