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Flying out this evening. I hate flying.

Sure they say its safer than driving in your car. Yeah, well when the water pump fails in my car I don't plumet 30,000 feet to my death. And they give you that ridiculous safety equipment. Okay, the seatbelt I accept. But whats with the oxygen masks? If the cabin decompresses and the plane begins spiralling down out of control, I dont want to be awake for it. I want to be passed out. If we survive someone can wake me up later.

And where the parachutes should be, they just have this stupid square piece of foam. Whats that thing supposed to do anyway? Why is it called a floatation device? How is crashing @ 300mph into a lake any different than into a mountain. I'm still dead, but maybe my seat cushion will help my body buckled tightly in my seat float up to the surface when the plane rips itself apart.

Ugh...I hate flying. Fine, get rid of the food on the flights, it wasnt any good anyway. But for gosh sakes, dont get rid of the liquor.

so youre saying you dont like flying right?

cant argue with stats though......plane crashes are just more sensationalized then car wrecks is all.

...and when security pulls you aside with that single rubber glove before you can board the flight...

I love irrational phobias (in other people)....

1) engine failure doesn't mean "plumet"... there are lots of airplanes that don't have any engine at all... they tow them up to 5,000 feet, and fly them around for hours (often to much higher altitudes than they had when the tow stopped) with no engine at all.

2) Didn't you ever watch Fight Club? If you haven't seen it, go out and rent it NOW, BEFORE THE FLIGHT! "Oxygen makes you high." Besides, cabin decompressing doesn't mean airplane spiraling...airplane spiraling is "tail breaks off".

3) Parachutes and jet engines are not a good combination. You are safer inside.

4) It is much harder to hit a lake at 300MPH than a mountain... mountains are "ahead" and large, whereas lakes are "below" and small (usually). If you are lucky enough to run into a lake, it'll probably be at more like 120MPH, and then you'll really appreciate your lump of foam.

5) Airline food was more likely to take you out than the booze ever was.


Have fun!

2) Didn't you ever watch Fight Club? If you haven't seen it, go out and rent it NOW, BEFORE THE FLIGHT! "Oxygen makes you high." Besides, cabin decompressing doesn't mean airplane spiraling...airplane spiraling is "tail breaks off".

One of the best movies of all time.

And I love flying. It's fun, I like it.

I love flying, infact I just got down about an hour ago.

Things you gotta remeber is that all of those big jets have redundent systems. Meaning theres like 5 pumps instead of one.

Also every plane with multiple engines is made to be able to be flown with just one.

Go to your local airport and take private pilot lessons it will give you a bit of control and probally make you like flying if not stop your fear of it.

dieziege wrote:I love irrational phobias (in other people)....

1) engine failure doesn't mean "plumet"... there are lots of airplanes that don't have any engine at all... they tow them up to 5,000 feet, and fly them around for hours (often to much higher altitudes than they had when the tow stopped) with no engine at all.

2) Didn't you ever watch Fight Club? If you haven't seen it, go out and rent it NOW, BEFORE THE FLIGHT! "Oxygen makes you high." Besides, cabin decompressing doesn't mean airplane spiraling...airplane spiraling is "tail breaks off".

A cabin decompression will get you a plumet, but no spiral. Decompression requires an express elevator descent to around 12,000 ft. It's not because the plane is doing it, it's because the pilots will be doing it.

If the tail breaks off , the plane will generally dive right into the ground. Spiralling down would be more likely if a wing (or a big chunk of it) fell off.

(Hey CNF, I hope this is all making you feel better )

flynrider wrote: A cabin decompression will get you a plumet, but no spiral. Decompression requires an express elevator descent to around 12,000 ft. It's not because the plane is doing it, it's because the pilots will be doing it.

If the tail breaks off , the plane will generally dive right into the ground. Spiralling down would be more likely if a wing (or a big chunk of it) fell off.

You are right about the wing falling off...or just folding up. I think they are more likely to fold due to a bad repair than fall off. I should have added that to the list.

I can't speak from direct full-scale experience, but I've had tails fall off of model airplanes and there was a definite spiral characteristic to their descent after they nosed down, flipped over, and did a few other things. Had it been a full-sized plane I'm sure the passengers would have had a fun ride. Perhaps the force of the maneuver overstressed the wings to cause the spiral though? Maybe I need to find some videos to post....

Sleeping on a plane is some of the best sleep ever. I love flying. I'm on a plane easily 4 times a year (two trips) it seems like these past few years.

CNF2002 wrote:But whats with the oxygen masks?

Who said it was "oxygen"