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Sparrow · 07-25-2008, 08:01 AM

I tried to fly for the first time last year; but had a claustrophobia related panic attack; and vacated the plane at warp speed.
Then I had to stand around on the runway while my bag was retrieved from the hold

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I went on a one-day Fear of Flying course run by one of our airlines. They took us on a flight at the end of the day, and I've flown happily since.
It worked well for me; planes are incredibly safe - the one on the news this morning got down safely and no-one was hurt

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And most of the news reporting of incidents like this is sensationalist (at least that's the case here in the UK.)

07-25-2008, 08:01 AM	#3
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I tried to fly for the first time last year; but had a claustrophobia related panic attack; and vacated the plane at warp speed. Then I had to stand around on the runway while my bag was retrieved from the hold . I went on a one-day Fear of Flying course run by one of our airlines. They took us on a flight at the end of the day, and I've flown happily since. It worked well for me; planes are incredibly safe - the one on the news this morning got down safely and no-one was hurt . And most of the news reporting of incidents like this is sensationalist (at least that's the case here in the UK.)