http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/topic/1987/t/Haven-t-Flown---6-Months--Nervous--Trip--week.html en-us Copyright 2006, Kickapps feeds@kickapps.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@kickapps.com (WebMaster) Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:48:18 GMT Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:06:55 GMT Kickapps Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://kickapps.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://kickapps.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://kickapps.com/search/direct/ http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7049/t/Haven-t-Flown---6-Months--Nervous--Trip--week.html#reply-7049
And I am better at being the voice of reason to others --I still get fearful, especially at the gate. But I've come a long way thanks to SOAR and the good folks here.

I also hate takeoff. Lately, for some reason, I begin to count as soon as the plane begins accelerating on the ground. Something repetitive and calming about it for me. And I'm always surprised that by 40 or 50 we're already pretty leveled out and the "worst" is over. Sometimes I just keep on counting to 100 or even 200 --to keep the calmness it gives me. Maybe it works sort of like the 5-4-3-2-1: part distraction, part what is rather than what if. Then I get bored counting, and feel happy that we're already well into the air and that I have the luxury of feeling a bit bored.

Maybe a dumb trick, but it's one I developed and it helps me.

I agree with espirit12... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (MeghansNerves) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7049 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:06:54 PST http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7046/t/Haven-t-Flown---6-Months--Nervous--Trip--week.html#reply-7046
Good luck to both of you this week! Please post and let us all know how it goes! ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (jittery) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7046 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:51:59 PST http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7043/t/Haven-t-Flown---6-Months--Nervous--Trip--week.html#reply-7043 You are the voice of reason! Thanks.

jittery, remember for us fearful fliers waiting for the flight is usually the most difficult part. I'm preparing for a flight on Saturday and have probably logged on to this web site hundreds of times in the last week. Somehow reading and writing these posts helps to calm me down. I live near D.C. and thunderstorms are something we have to deal with almost every day in the late afternoon. I can empathize with your nervousness. But Meghan is right. Pilots know how to deal with these storms and will fly around them when necessary. Try the 5-4-3-2-1 exercise to help lessen your anxiety.
Hope you both enjoy your trips!
Pam ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (esprit12) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7043 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:52:50 PST http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7041/t/Haven-t-Flown---6-Months--Nervous--Trip--week.html#reply-7041
Just remember, thunderstorms are nothing new to pilots or the industry. They will divert or delay if it's a threat. If not, you will fly safely just as you would without them.

We will both be OK!
Meghan ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (MeghansNerves) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7041 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:17:21 PST http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7032/t/Haven-t-Flown---6-Months--Nervous--Trip--week.html#reply-7032 feeds@kickapps.com (jittery) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7032 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:10:03 PST http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/6974/t/Haven-t-Flown---6-Months--Nervous--Trip--week.html#reply-6974 feeds@kickapps.com (Capt Tom Bunn MSW LCSW) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/6974 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:46:45 PST http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/topic/1987/t/Haven-t-Flown---6-Months--Nervous--Trip--week.html I am flying from chicago to Philly and back next week via United. I am flying alone and my anxiety levels are pretty high. I go to sleep and wake up thinking about my upcoming trip. One of the flights is an Airbus 320, which I know are safe, but Airbus has gotten a lot of bad press in recent months, and the recent Air France crash is not helping to calm my nerves.

I am also worried about what I ready about a Continental flight flying over Dallas last week -- according the the news, the pilot saw a missle near his flight (surprised no one posted about this), and recent article I read about flight 1549 (also an Airbus) that landed in the Hudson river earlier this year: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/09/bird-proof-engines-pilot-training-chief-concern-ntsb-officials/ (cut and paste into your web browser).... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (jittery) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/topic/1987 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:48:18 PST