A safe way to get around! (How safe do you feel about flying?)

Member Name: Holidaying

Product:	How safe do you feel about flying?
Date:	09/09/08 (98 review reads)
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Advantages: Safe, quick, often necessary!

Disadvantages: Very occasionally, there is a problem.

As someone who hated flying, I feel I am quite qualified to talk about this!

The reason that I hated flying is because I felt like I was going to fall out of the sky, or, more specifically, that the plane was going to fall out of the sky! I used to look out of the aircraft and wonder what was holiding it up. How could something so heavy fly, I thought.

My fear was so bad that I had resolved never to fly again.

It wasnt until I was coaxed into taking a course for those who are afraid of flying that I understood how planes fly and started to get over my fear.

The key point is this- planes fly because of the shape that they are- the shape of the wings means that air travels faster over than under, because it has further to go. This creates lift and means that the plane stays in the air. So, even if the engines stop working, the plane will not just fall out of the sky. I found this knowledge very comforting, and whenever I fly now, I think about this.

I know there are plane crashes, but you have to look at the statistics- there are hardly any, and, as they say, flying is a lot safer than any other mode of transport.

Also, some airlines are better than others, and if you stick with those with the best statistics, there is a miniscule chance that something will go wrong. I think you are more likely to win the lottery than die in a plane crash, so there you go!

Obviously there are other things that we worry about nowadays as well, like terrorism and DVT.

Terrorism is not something that you, as a passenger, can really be prepared for, so there is no point worrying about it.

DVT, or deep vein thrombosis, can be avoided by using special exercies whilst in the air. There are also special products on sale but while these claim to help I am not sure if there is any evidence in support of them.

Dont worry about flying- its one of the safest things you can do!

Summary: I got over my fear of flying!