Originally Posted by
m42stanle
it's funny how we get so used to all of the sounds and motions of commercial air travel - moderate turbulence, missed approaches, etc but as soon as something happens outside the range of experience it's "grab the armrests" time.
For sure. I had a genuine flight phobia for years, but have flown so much in the last six months that it's subsided into something much more manageable. I can handle anything but heavy turbulence now, though I still get white knuckled if it gets too bouncy.