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I used to have a huge fear of flying. Well not really flying, but a fear of crashing. What go me through it is knowing that the pilot wants to land safely just as much as I do. It got me through a few rough flights and now that I fly 20 times a year it doesn't bother me at all. The time in the air was never bad, it was the landings that scared me, so it didn't matter if it was a 2 hour or 9 hour flight.
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Some other things to consider:
Commercial airline pilots in Canada must pass regular medical tests every six months to a year (depending on age), and they undergo emergency simulator training just as often. Not to mention all flights have two pilots, each of whom is capable of safely landing the plane alone in the event the other is incapacitated.
Safety is drilled into pilots' brains from the start of their training
before they even take their first flight with an instructor. You might be the safest, most careful driver on the road, but can you say the same about everyone else? With pilots, everyone sharing the sky has been trained to keep safety in mind above all other considerations.