I havent flown sence I was this many, and Im freaked out!!

[70charginglizard]

Hopefuly your flying Boeing and not Airbus

If so Youll be ok.

I garentee it.

Boeing Employee. 

[Orange_Crush]

I've flown my entire life.  One of the first memories that I have is watching the cars get smaller from the window of a Branniff DC-8.

Lemme tell ya, chances are VERY slim anything will happen...and if the plane does auger itself into the ground at 500MPH...you're not gonna feel anything...but you ARE gonna take a HELL of a ride down!

You're taking a 2 hour flight to Florida.  Don't worry about it.  Get a little wasted before you get on the plane (a little...if you're acting drunk, they won't let you on the plane) and you'll be in rat-land before you know it.

I've flown into and out of Quito, Ecuador and La Paz, Bolivia...both in the Andes and on the way in you're looking UP at houses on mountains that are on either side of you which the plane happens to be slaloming at the time.  I've flown into and out of Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport where the runway was built out into the bay so all you had on either side of you was nice green water when you land. (a 20 hour flight from NY, BTW).

It'll be a cakewalk...and if its not...its been nice knowing ya!

[Ponch ®]

I've flown my entire life.  One of the first memories that I have is watching the cars get smaller from the window of a Branniff DC-8.

Lemme tell ya, chances are VERY slim anything will happen...and if the plane does auger itself into the ground at 500MPH...you're not gonna feel anything...but you ARE gonna take a HELL of a ride down!

You're taking a 2 hour flight to Florida.  Don't worry about it.  Get a little wasted before you get on the plane (a little...if you're acting drunk, they won't let you on the plane) and you'll be in rat-land before you know it.

I've flown into and out of Quito, Ecuador and La Paz, Bolivia...both in the Andes and on the way in you're looking UP at houses on mountains that are on either side of you which the plane happens to be slaloming at the time.  I've flown into and out of Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport where the runway was built out into the bay so all you had on either side of you was nice green water when you land. (a 20 hour flight from NY, BTW).

It'll be a cakewalk...and if its not...its been nice knowing ya!

Braniff? Damn, you're old.

[Orange_Crush]

I've flown my entire life.  One of the first memories that I have is watching the cars get smaller from the window of a Branniff DC-8.

Lemme tell ya, chances are VERY slim anything will happen...and if the plane does auger itself into the ground at 500MPH...you're not gonna feel anything...but you ARE gonna take a HELL of a ride down!

You're taking a 2 hour flight to Florida.  Don't worry about it.  Get a little wasted before you get on the plane (a little...if you're acting drunk, they won't let you on the plane) and you'll be in rat-land before you know it.

I've flown into and out of Quito, Ecuador and La Paz, Bolivia...both in the Andes and on the way in you're looking UP at houses on mountains that are on either side of you which the plane happens to be slaloming at the time.  I've flown into and out of Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport where the runway was built out into the bay so all you had on either side of you was nice green water when you land. (a 20 hour flight from NY, BTW).

It'll be a cakewalk...and if its not...its been nice knowing ya!

Braniff? Damn, you're old.

Yep...I actually flew in this plane once:

That's the famous DC-8 that braniff had which was designed by Alexander Calder.  I remember it had leather seats in it.

[Vainglory, Esq.]

I've flown my entire life.  One of the first memories that I have is watching the cars get smaller from the window of a Branniff DC-8.

Lemme tell ya, chances are VERY slim anything will happen...and if the plane does auger itself into the ground at 500MPH...you're not gonna feel anything...but you ARE gonna take a HELL of a ride down!

You're taking a 2 hour flight to Florida.  Don't worry about it.  Get a little wasted before you get on the plane (a little...if you're acting drunk, they won't let you on the plane) and you'll be in rat-land before you know it.

I've flown into and out of Quito, Ecuador and La Paz, Bolivia...both in the Andes and on the way in you're looking UP at houses on mountains that are on either side of you which the plane happens to be slaloming at the time.  I've flown into and out of Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport where the runway was built out into the bay so all you had on either side of you was nice green water when you land. (a 20 hour flight from NY, BTW).

It'll be a cakewalk...and if its not...its been nice knowing ya!

Listen to this guy.  I've been on and off planes an average of 20 times or so each year, and it ain't nothing.  I've been on everything from a DeHavilland Beaver to a 747.  Trust me, you'll be fine.

[Orange_Crush]

I've flown my entire life.  One of the first memories that I have is watching the cars get smaller from the window of a Branniff DC-8.

Lemme tell ya, chances are VERY slim anything will happen...and if the plane does auger itself into the ground at 500MPH...you're not gonna feel anything...but you ARE gonna take a HELL of a ride down!

You're taking a 2 hour flight to Florida.  Don't worry about it.  Get a little wasted before you get on the plane (a little...if you're acting drunk, they won't let you on the plane) and you'll be in rat-land before you know it.

I've flown into and out of Quito, Ecuador and La Paz, Bolivia...both in the Andes and on the way in you're looking UP at houses on mountains that are on either side of you which the plane happens to be slaloming at the time.  I've flown into and out of Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport where the runway was built out into the bay so all you had on either side of you was nice green water when you land. (a 20 hour flight from NY, BTW).

It'll be a cakewalk...and if its not...its been nice knowing ya!

Listen to this guy.  I've been on and off planes an average of 20 times or so each year, and it ain't nothing.  I've been on everything from a DeHavilland Beaver to a 747.  Trust me, you'll be fine.

Yep...I've spent quite a bit of time on the beaver myself.

[PocketThunder]

I've flown my entire life.  One of the first memories that I have is watching the cars get smaller from the window of a Branniff DC-8.

Lemme tell ya, chances are VERY slim anything will happen...and if the plane does auger itself into the ground at 500MPH...you're not gonna feel anything...but you ARE gonna take a HELL of a ride down!

You're taking a 2 hour flight to Florida.  Don't worry about it.  Get a little wasted before you get on the plane (a little...if you're acting drunk, they won't let you on the plane) and you'll be in rat-land before you know it.

I've flown into and out of Quito, Ecuador and La Paz, Bolivia...both in the Andes and on the way in you're looking UP at houses on mountains that are on either side of you which the plane happens to be slaloming at the time.  I've flown into and out of Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport where the runway was built out into the bay so all you had on either side of you was nice green water when you land. (a 20 hour flight from NY, BTW).

It'll be a cakewalk...and if its not...its been nice knowing ya!

Listen to this guy.  I've been on and off planes an average of 20 times or so each year, and it ain't nothing.  I've been on everything from a DeHavilland Beaver to a 747.  Trust me, you'll be fine.

Yep...I've spent quite a bit of time on the beaver myself.

You fly on the beaver??













(i knew it was only a matter of time before this thread went down hill)

[Telvis]

Personally I would rather land in the beaver than fly in it. I perfer the smaller, newer version. I don't like the old big version. I guess all models of beaver are good. There are some you wouldn't want your friends to see you in. Most women don't like to fly or land in the beaver. Most of them prefer to own one. They usually just tinker with it once in a while. I have found that many women do liketo fly in the beaver but they are a special adventurous breed. Amazingly there are some men that are afraid to land in the beaver. They usually avoid it all together. 

[The Ghoul]

Personally I would rather land in the beaver than fly in it. I perfer the smaller, newer version. I don't like the old big version. I guess all models of beaver are good. There are some you wouldn't want your friends to see you in. Most women don't like to fly or land in the beaver. Most of them prefer to own one. They usually just tinker with it once in a while. I have found that many women do liketo fly in the beaver but they are a special adventurous breed. Amazingly there are some men that are afraid to land in the beaver. They usually avoid it all together. 

I dont like brand new beaver...
they scare me, never know how there going to act. every thing chould be going along just fine then all of a sudden its all over and your forced to go down.
I like to know that it has a couple of miles on it and has been broken in properly as to avoide any out of the blue falures.
your right tho, nothing worse than being on a slopy loose one that looks like it could fall appart at any second.


I think im gonna start watching A-team and see how they kept getting ba on the planes.

[73dodge]

i wonder why they wouldnt install parachutes on planes for every passenger, so in case plane goes down most of the people will survive.

Because the airlines would end up paying more for personal injury lawsuit claims for injuries related to parachuting then to just let everyone die in the crash. Can you see the FA's explaining the proper use of a parachute before takeoff?

"In the case of a engine flame out and you have to bail out you will find your parachute under your seat, put the straps around your back and walk single file to back of the plane while another flight attendant will push you out the door, when you see 10,000 feet on your altimeter pull the rip cord and then upon landing make sure you tuck and roll upon impact with the ground. And all you 90 year old little ladies don't worry we'll scrap up whats left of you when you hit the ground and mail you to your relatives."

Dude don't worry about flying, I probably fly 20 times a year for my job and it's fine, the chances of you going down in a ball of flames while screaming for your mommy are slim to none. And for being hijacked if a potential hijacker can get through the body cavity search you go thorugh before you get on a flight with a weapon is remote.

Just get a bottle of robatussin or buy about 20 of those little liquor bottles that the Flight Attendants have and suck them down before take off and you'll be sleeping by the time the wheels get into the belly of the plane after take off.

[Duey]

Hopefuly your flying Boeing and not Airbus

If so Youll be ok.

I guarentee it.

Boeing Employee. 

   I'm with ya Charge!


Scarebus feels like it's all plastic!

[TeeWJay426]

Statistically speaking, you're a hell of a lot safer flying than you are driving your Charger down the road. Do you get all freaked out before doing that? Didn't think so.... think of it as an airborne bus, if that makes it any easier. I've flown a lot, in everything from an open Waco biplane to a 747 to Asia, (26 hours door to door...) and nothing about it bothers me anymore.

[73dodge]

ok then, how about one big parachute on the plane its self? lol

They don't make one big enough for an airliner but it's not that farfetched of an idea


http://www.brsparachutes.com/default.aspx

[The Ghoul]

Statistically speaking, you're a hell of a lot safer flying than you are driving your Charger down the road. Do you get all freaked out before doing that? Didn't think so.... think of it as an airborne bus, if that makes it any easier. I've flown a lot, in everything from an open Waco biplane to a 747 to Asia, (26 hours door to door...) and nothing about it bothers me anymore.

see sig for reason that analigy dosent make sence!
I drove my charger once, savere miss and about a 1/4 trun worth of slop in the steering wheel.... I was serriouls freaked when i started to drive it home... then for some reason I started to get light headed and crashing didnt seem like too much of a bad thing..... I think the exhaust leak was getting to me..
Its just an unresonable fear.
I know all the statistics and I just cant get over the fear...
I should just spend a whole summer some time flying all over the globe... mainly to get over flying but also to see the places I want to see but wont go to because of this fear.

[my73charger]

Good one Troy, the image of total chaos, human stampedes funnelling through a small hole, flames, twisted metal, & certain death, will make Ghoul want to fly even more.  

see this is usually where most people start to pray. but i dont believe in any thing so thats not an option.... gutss im just gonna have to deal with it in my own way *cracks another beer*

LOL!  Let us know if you find God while your in the air....I can hear it now, (first sign of any turbulence), "Lord I promise if you just get me safely on the ground I will...."

Seriously though, I don't care for flying either but it isn't to bad.  You will be fine.  Have fun!!  Heck I will even say a prayer for you and yours....

[R2]

Maybe a little bit of Valium or a mild sedative might help,,,,you could probably ask your regular doctor,,,,not a uncommon request.....
You realize you will have to also fly BACK home after your vacation,,,,hope you able to enjoy yourself without worring too much about the flight(s)

[Guns N Rotors]

I would rather fly than have sex. Seriously. 



p.s.  Guns'N'Rotors may have more background on this, but if you want to know how much of a good time you can have (or see) in a helicopter, check this video out! LOL

Duey, that is a classic! We have been laughing about that for
years now! Good times, Good times!

[bull]

ok then, how about one big parachute on the plane its self? lol

They don't make one big enough for an airliner but it's not that farfetched of an idea


http://www.brsparachutes.com/default.aspx

That's why you use about 10 of them.

Statistically speaking, you're a hell of a lot safer flying than you are driving your Charger down the road. Do you get all freaked out before doing that? Didn't think so.... think of it as an airborne bus, if that makes it any easier.

Except buses usually aren't 30,000 feet off the ground when something breaks. Like I said, it's not the fall that kills you...

[my73charger]

ok then, how about one big parachute on the plane its self? lol

They don't make one big enough for an airliner but it's not that farfetched of an idea


http://www.brsparachutes.com/default.aspx

That's why you use about 10 of them.

Statistically speaking, you're a hell of a lot safer flying than you are driving your Charger down the road. Do you get all freaked out before doing that? Didn't think so.... think of it as an airborne bus, if that makes it any easier.

Except buses usually aren't 30,000 feet off the ground when something breaks. Like I said, it's not the fall that kills you...

LOL!

[The Ghoul]

ya know, I do still have some perkaset from when I had my wisdome teeth out 

[my73charger]

That should do the trick...was ghoul always your handle?

[The Ghoul]

nope formerly cudaeh.
my friends hot-rodden buddy from back in the day passed a fiew weeks ago. He was known as the ghoul to any one that wasnt close to him. one of those guys that you hear storys about thru school and you never believed he existed. He was always the one that had the fastest car around, and never minded taking some time and teaching. 
My father and I went to the survice and out to the bar with his old pack of friends. Well in the process of talking to them all I apparently reminded them very much of there friend. that and I drank nothing but pabst all night which i found out later was his favorite.  So they started calling me ghoul.
I couldent think of a better handel.

[my73charger]

That is cool.

[The Ghoul]

That is cool.

wish I could have gotten to know him...
geeze maby I shouldent say that. I would kick my self if i was given the oppertunity to .. like oh say, tomarrow!!

[The Ghoul]

I didnt die!!!
oh and the trip was great.
lots of fun.
the trip in was wild, lots of bumps and shakes.
the flight back into detroit  was alot rougher but its tough to shake some one that is suffering from heat stroke, sick of lines and crowds, comming back from an amusment park