I can't add much to that advice that's already been given other than try to enjoy yourself. I was a bit nervous too on my first flight but was fortunate that I was with other family members who had flown many times before. First solo trip a year later was a bit nerve racking but I survived and after a few more trips the nerves went away and not much phases me anymore.
If you're interested in YT videos I stumbled on this channel last year.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKI...6SrJChnKPVUgWg
He's a pilot for a private company and has some really nice videos of what goes on in the cockpit before during, and after a flight. While his videos focus mainly on the Citation V business jet and a couple smaller turboprop planes the same thing happens in the cockpit of the largest birds. Several videos show less than perfect flying conditions and how those conditions are handled by the flight crew.
Originally Posted by
pinniped
Since someone mentioned the TSA and liquids... I saw a passenger once at a U.S. checkpoint, coming home from an international journey into ORD T5 and connecting to a domestic flight at ORD T1, forced to abandon a duty-free purchase at the checkpoint. He had bought a bottle of whiskey in a duty-free shop abroad, but when he exited security at T5 he couldn't get back through security at T1 with it. He didn't have another bag to check it in with his airline there, so he had to basically hand it over to the TSA. Hopefully they had a nice afterwork party with it.
In other words, before you buy duty-free abroad, make sure you really can get it all the way home per whatever security requirements lie in front of you from the purchase to your home. In the case of the aforementioned Chicago passenger, he had access to his checked bag at customs in T5 and should have buried the bottle in his luggage right before putting it onto the belt to be sent to his domestic flight.
That problem has thankfully pretty much been solved.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/pract...-back-usa.html