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Old 03-30-2015, 09:13 AM   #121
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Couple other small tips. I downloaded an app called SOAR. It has some great safety reminders and also a turbulence G force monitor. It basically measures the G force being put on the plane. I actually had it on during a few rounds of turbulence, and it really helps you realize how little the plane is actually moving, despite your nervousness telling you otherwise.
One thing that sort of helps put turbulence in perspective for me is how bumpy it feels even when the plane is taxiing on the runway when it runs over the small grooves. It feels like little 'thuds' just from small little bumps like that.
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Old 03-30-2015, 12:54 PM   #122
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Despite a vastly larger number of aircraft entering the air and higher air traffic density since a few decades ago, the safety and overall reliability of air travel is certainly higher than it was 20, 30, or 40 years ago. It will always rub some people the wrong way regardless, as flying around is a somewhat foreign regime for the human body and mind, but is nonetheless safe.

It's important to remember how few and far between aviation accidents are in relativity to the number of takeoffs and landings there are every day. The worst accidents in aviation have obviously been very bad, but it's because of their rarity and the fact that such accidents always end up all over the news and on shows like Mayday that we tend to overemphasize them much more than we should when boarding a flight.

I also find that the perceived fragility of an airborne aircraft is what makes many nervous on a flight. Things like turbulence especially seems to incite a fear that the airplane will be damaged or will "fall out of the sky", but when you realize the testing that an aircraft is put through, and how flexible and capable they really are, it starts to seem much better.
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Old 03-30-2015, 05:27 PM   #123
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The number one piece of advice for those fearful of flying:
I don't know if it's on anymore, but don't watch Mayday while on the plane.
I've flown lots, and have always been amazed at the number of TVs that are tuned onto that show.
Its a really good documentary show. I find it very distracting.
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