(July 9, 2019 at 4:12 pm)no one Wrote: Flying is fun. Falling, and then the sudden stop is what frightens me.

^^^^^^ So much this......

I don't hate flying, I hate the feeling of chaos in the turbulence, as if the plane is about to flip over or break apart. It isn't bad at all when it is smooth.

Yup.

Absolutely love flying.

And 99.9% of the time everything else can be avoided by the simple expedient of not jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft.

I grew up flying. Dad was a commercial pilot.

Driving in a car is far scarier.

(July 10, 2019 at 12:51 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: Yup.

Absolutely love flying.

And 99.9% of the time everything else can be avoided by the simple expedient of not jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft.

  This is why I have never, despite several opportunities, taken up sky diving.  Unless the fucking plane is upside down AND on fire, your humble narrator is staying put.

Boru

I jumped out of airplanes ideally suited to bear me safely back to the ground many times before. If it can be done, it can be done more dangerously.

At one point in my Navy career I flew about once a week (for a three year tour). It grew monotonous. I was reminded of Jed and Granny on their first "bus" trip back home. ;-)

Flying in the US used to be fun,................. then 9/11. 

I routinely got pulled out of the boarding line for the quick empty your pockets and pat down.

Then there is shit like this. Fortunately the plane landed safely, but still.

There's a helluva lot more of  these  than those.

Boru

(July 10, 2019 at 10:14 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: There's a helluva lot more of  these  than those.

Boru

True, but you also cant jump out of a passenger jet at 30-40,000 feet if something catastrophic happens.