https://www.501places.com/2010/08/300-flights-with-a-fear-of-flying/ Sharing the world with you Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 https://www.501places.com/2010/08/300-flights-with-a-fear-of-flying/#comment-14496 Andy Jarosz Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:21:42 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=3472#comment-14496 Juno, don't start me on plane crash dreams! I have so many of them. I can't believe I didn't mention this in my post - ok, I'll save it for another post. But yes, I can understand why you were scared after this dream! I bet you didn't want to go back to sleep after a while :-) Juno, don’t start me on plane crash dreams! I have so many of them. I can’t believe I didn’t mention this in my post – ok, I’ll save it for another post. But yes, I can understand why you were scared after this dream! I bet you didn’t want to go back to sleep after a while

]]> https://www.501places.com/2010/08/300-flights-with-a-fear-of-flying/#comment-14391 Runaway Juno Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:39:12 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=3472#comment-14391 Great Andy. I admire your method! :) You remind my first oveseas flight to NZ. It was 12 hours long, no stopover. It was my very first overseas travel, with my 20 kg of backpack. it was 2004, many years after 9.11. But you know, since it's my first long flight and all, somehow all of these remind me of 9.11. 12 hours of flight and it was red-eye. Sleep on the plane was necessary and I'm one heavy sleeper. After dinner, I admire the view of stars for a while, wrote a journal and fell alseep. Can you guess what my drea was? Plane cresh into the Pacific Ocean, and cut in half. Every time. like 5 times over and over and over.... I was so scared, terrified but nothing I could do. So now think about that, somehow I got over it. Because there's nothing I could do. haha funny. Great story, Andy! :) Congrats on your over 300 flight! Great Andy. I admire your method!
You remind my first oveseas flight to NZ. It was 12 hours long, no stopover. It was my very first overseas travel, with my 20 kg of backpack.
it was 2004, many years after 9.11. But you know, since it’s my first long flight and all, somehow all of these remind me of 9.11.
12 hours of flight and it was red-eye. Sleep on the plane was necessary and I’m one heavy sleeper. After dinner, I admire the view of stars for a while, wrote a journal and fell alseep. Can you guess what my drea was? Plane cresh into the Pacific Ocean, and cut in half.
Every time. like 5 times over and over and over….
I was so scared, terrified but nothing I could do. So now think about that, somehow I got over it. Because there’s nothing I could do. haha funny.
Great story, Andy! Congrats on your over 300 flight!

]]> https://www.501places.com/2010/08/300-flights-with-a-fear-of-flying/#comment-14355 Andy Jarosz Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:31:24 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=3472#comment-14355 Thank you Farnoosh :-) Can't remember where the name came from now! Look forward to reading Andy's post. Thank you Farnoosh Can’t remember where the name came from now! Look forward to reading Andy’s post.

]]> https://www.501places.com/2010/08/300-flights-with-a-fear-of-flying/#comment-14228 Farnoosh Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:20:51 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=3472#comment-14228 Andy, my hubby said that's nothing - Apparently Dom DROVE (maniac that he is) from Florida to New Mexico once!!! Talk about patient..... I'll let you know when (my) Andy writes his guest post on fear of flying.....Hope you visit :)! Thanks for a fabulous site here and a great NAME !!! (501places!) Andy, my hubby said that’s nothing – Apparently Dom DROVE (maniac that he is) from Florida to New Mexico once!!! Talk about patient…..
I’ll let you know when (my) Andy writes his guest post on fear of flying…..Hope you visit ! Thanks for a fabulous site here and a great NAME !!! (501places!)

]]> https://www.501places.com/2010/08/300-flights-with-a-fear-of-flying/#comment-14209 Andy Jarosz Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:52:28 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=3472#comment-14209 Thank you Farnoosh, Marsha and Caz. I find that when I talk to people and admit my flying nerves it's surprising how many others share the same feelings. Great to read that we've all learned to accept this unease and not allow it to stop us from travelling. Driving from Florida to Chicago! That's one hell of a long drive.... Thank you Farnoosh, Marsha and Caz. I find that when I talk to people and admit my flying nerves it’s surprising how many others share the same feelings. Great to read that we’ve all learned to accept this unease and not allow it to stop us from travelling. Driving from Florida to Chicago! That’s one hell of a long drive….

]]> https://www.501places.com/2010/08/300-flights-with-a-fear-of-flying/#comment-14169 Farnoosh Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:04:06 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=3472#comment-14169 Dear Andy, you beat my husband (also an Andy) to writing this post - He had been begging to write a guest post for me on his fear of flying and mind you, we do it often - we are going for exec platinum again this year on American....And it's wonderful to see you overcome it, even if not entirely - at least you are not letting it stop you. Our friend Dom DRIVES from Florida to Chicago, ok? Talk about crazy! And he'll never ever see Europe unless he takes weeks off to get there by some ship! I LOVE flying - I wish that Leonardo da Vinci could live to see the day when his dream had come true and we take it so for granted this miracle of flying!!! Great post! Dear Andy, you beat my husband (also an Andy) to writing this post – He had been begging to write a guest post for me on his fear of flying and mind you, we do it often – we are going for exec platinum again this year on American….And it’s wonderful to see you overcome it, even if not entirely – at least you are not letting it stop you. Our friend Dom DRIVES from Florida to Chicago, ok? Talk about crazy! And he’ll never ever see Europe unless he takes weeks off to get there by some ship! I LOVE flying – I wish that Leonardo da Vinci could live to see the day when his dream had come true and we take it so for granted this miracle of flying!!! Great post!

]]> https://www.501places.com/2010/08/300-flights-with-a-fear-of-flying/#comment-14161 Marsha Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:08:39 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=3472#comment-14161 So glad to discover others who feel the same way I do. I don't exactly hate flying but I don't love it either. I get the whole concept of aerodynamics but I can't help thinking about all the possible mechanical failures that *could* occur en route. But with my obsession with travel and a limited number of vacation days at my disposal, flying is the fastest and most efficient way to get from point A to point B. So glad to discover others who feel the same way I do. I don’t exactly hate flying but I don’t love it either. I get the whole concept of aerodynamics but I can’t help thinking about all the possible mechanical failures that *could* occur en route. But with my obsession with travel and a limited number of vacation days at my disposal, flying is the fastest and most efficient way to get from point A to point B.

]]> https://www.501places.com/2010/08/300-flights-with-a-fear-of-flying/#comment-14143 Caz Makepeace Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:48:06 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=3472#comment-14143 I'm the same way. I've been on over a hundred flights and still terrified every time. What helps me now is I have to be brave for my 3 year old daughter who says she's scared. So on take off now we throw our hands in the air and shout out with glee, just like we would on a roller coaster. I've found that it has actually helped me to see the flight as being something quite fun. I had to tell Kalyra what the rules were after she then shouted out, just after take off "Okay now we are going down." Last week we flew from North Carolina to Sydney via 4 flights and I found it pretty smooth going. I didn't stress anywhere near the amount I usually do. I’m the same way. I’ve been on over a hundred flights and still terrified every time. What helps me now is I have to be brave for my 3 year old daughter who says she’s scared. So on take off now we throw our hands in the air and shout out with glee, just like we would on a roller coaster. I’ve found that it has actually helped me to see the flight as being something quite fun. I had to tell Kalyra what the rules were after she then shouted out, just after take off “Okay now we are going down.” Last week we flew from North Carolina to Sydney via 4 flights and I found it pretty smooth going. I didn’t stress anywhere near the amount I usually do.

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