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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 9:06 pm
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Originally Posted by trooper
Weird as it sounds I was really scared of flying back in my Skydiving days... I'd shut my eyes and do breathing exercises until the a/c was at - say - 1000ft... (an altitude where "getting out" becomes a rational response to a problem...)
With all the normal flying I've done in the last 10 years the fear has almost completely faded...
I have a theory about fear of flying however... that goes on from what joan24 said...
Such fear varies depending on which cabin one is in... and the quality (in world terms) of said cabin..
So... In Y on most airlines... High fear levels
In Y on some (opinions vary as to which.. NZ and SQ for me) Low fear levels
In old style C .... Very low fear levels
In "world class" C (SQ/new NH/new OZ etc) No fear
In (world class ) F "What, we HAVE taken off?"
My fear now is that I will be in Y! In fact my teenager asks me "are we in Y or C?" Why am I the last to get upgraded?
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