I'm super scared of flying, HELP!?

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Mr.Fronolalakopoppers =P

nothing is scary about flying
if ur that scared dont look out the window
u may feel sick at first but u get used to it
besides its really nice to see the view
and its good to try something u havent before

miss_october30

If youre really nervous, take earplugs or something to play music so sounds do not disturb you... if you're really nervous, just before you step on the plane or when you're on the plane, once the flight attendants bring the beverage cart through, take a light relaxant pill which will take the edge off of your fears, hopefully. Something like a motion sickness pill which often contains relaxants.
Try not to worry, although I am sure it's easy for me to say when I've flown dozens of times. Having said that, flying is extremely safe and personally I find it a lot of fun.
Good luck and don't sweat the small stuff!

flyskyhawk2008

Okay. These are my favorite questions...

First, let me tell you that aviation is the safest form of travel per mile in the United States today. Your changes of being in an aviation accident are better than 1 in 10,000,000.

Next, there are bars at every airport. Since you're 21, I'm not encouraging you to drink, but if you want to have one alcoholic beverage before your flight, that might calm you down a little.

Why are you scared? What goes through your head when you think of flying? Personally, I'm more afraid of driving in my car than flying my plane. All airplanes use the same principals: lift, thrust, weight, and drag. Lift is provided by the wings. The wings create lift because of thrust from the engines (the speed that is created after the engines rev up). Weight is obviously the airplane and everything in it. Drag is the atmospherical force that has to do with friction.

Engine failures are not a problem at all. Almost all commercial airliners have at least two engines. If one fails, the remaining engine is perfectly capable of creating enough thrust for the wings to generate lift so that you can land at an airport. In fact, the remaining engine can power you through the rest of the flight if the pilots wanted it to, but the FAA encourages them to land immediately after any mechanical problems. If both engines fail, you still have an extremely high chance of getting to land at an airport safely. For example, say your plane is at 30,000 feet. If both engines fail, the plane simply allows gravity to increase the speed of the plane so that wings will still generate lift. The pilot then glides down and lands at a nearby airport. Your plane will never fall from the sky; that is theoretically impossible.

You may not know it, but there are thousands of airports in the U.S. Many of these airports are not home to airlines, but they still have runways long enough to allow jets to land.

Your pilots are some of the most highly trained workers in the United States. They are not just your average Joe who decided to ask the gate agent if they would "just let me do this one." Pilots of commercial planes have gone through extensive training, spending thousands of dollars in the process, to learn how to operate a plane safely, whether during normal operation or an emergency. Airlines are responsible for keeping aircraft up to date on maintenance checks, and they do a heck of a good job of it. If they didn't, the FAA would ground an airline's fleet.

And finally...almost every commercial airplane is under the guidance of the world's best air traffic controllers, from takeoff at the runway to arrival at the destination airport. The controllers provide separation between aircraft by relaying instructions to the pilots, after observing planes in the sky via radar scopes.

Other Tips:
- Don't be afraid to fly. It's incredibly amazing.

- Don't be afraid to look out the window. Enjoy the scenery that you've never seen before. The world looks so different from up there.

- The airplane will make noises that you might not like, such as engines slowing down or humming noises before the plane lands. Don't worry. The noises are being created by parts of the airplane that are assisting in its safe operation.

- Turbulence is going to shake the plane a little. Don't worry. The pilots have equipment in the cockpit that enables them to not even look out the window to fly the plane. They'll do their best to avoid turbulence and make the ride as comfortable as possible, but when turbulence comes about, the plane pretty much ignores it. Once the turbulence ends, it's like it never even happened.

Have a great flight! Happy flying, as always.

Lily

It's actually safer than being in a car, believe it or not.

just relax. it's really a lot of fun.

have fun with your family!

Curious Rick

Don't be afraid. NEVER be afraid. Such experiences are unavoidable. Besides, missing a wedding because of fear is kind of dumb isn't it? You just need to remind yourself that you are doing something that everyone else is doing on daily basis. There are couple of things like turbulence that MIGHT scare you but chance of getting hurt because of it is 0.00000000000000000000001 percent. Remember, there is first time for everything

Palmisan

You must read this article: http://www.abcarticledirectory.com/Article/Flying-without-Fear/43007

It will help you a lot.. Go and enjoy the wedding.. there is nothing to be scared of .. god luck.

Pal.

i<3edwardcullen(=

dont worry about it. flying is really easy. its one of those things that if u do it once, you realize its not that bad. im 12 and all of my dads side of the family lives in europe so every summer i have to get on a plane to fly to europe and the first time i was 8 and i was super scared when my ears would pop and the plane would be really loud, but if u chew gum or something that is chewy, it will reduce the ear popping. u can shut the window so u dont have to look out, push your seat back, but dont annoy the person sitting behind you, and relax and close your eyes. once the plane is in the air, you dont even feel like ur so high up, trust me ive been on about 20 planes in my whole 12 years. and airplane food isnt that bad lol.

~Sweetest.Girl~

Ok. It's not scary at all. I'm 12 and i do it all the time and i've done it by myself. Just don't worry cause it isn't scary and it's a pretty short ride. Just enjoy the ride because many people love flying. My advice don't worry about it and when you board the plane sit back and relax and don't be scared cause on your first time it's always so much fun even if my first time was when i was 5 months and don't remeber it. Have fun and don't worry.

jynx

don even sweat it
i felt the same way,
my sister and i flew from south Africa to the US
she was 8 then, i was 14
we flew by ourselves
and u know
i was scared out of my mind, but once i got on the plane all my fears seemed to melt away...its really such an awesome experience.
take off is wonderful
if u get on the plane and Ur still scared
close Ur eyes and ask for a bag, case u throw up
but u knew what, i bet u u'l like it
try hav fun!
also ask the flight attendants what u need to do to relax
wen u get on the plane, they know how to handle this sort of stuff
gud luck

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