Stevo985 Posted April 5, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2013 My mate is also the kind of guy that would DEFINITELY put the plane into some sort of spiralling death dive and pretend that he'd lost control and we were going to die. I'd put my house on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I have never really been scared of flying, I've even done an Air Acrobatics day in a little 2 seater, but flying from BHX to Dubai a couple of weeks ago left me a little shaken; The turbulence got pretty intense as we flew over Turkey, with a fair few screams and shreaks. It was undoubtedly just par-for-the-course, but having never exeperienced bad turbulence before, it left me a little fearful of flying. It was a little like being on a rollercoaster, and had I not been strapped in, then I'm sure I'd have involuntarily left my seat a few times. You could literally feel the aircraft dropping what felt like hundreds of feet maybe 5 or 6 times every minute, and you were left wondering if the next 'fall' was going to leave the aircraft stalling towards the ground. Edit: Those looking to overcome their fear should avoid the spoiler (though it's not that bad at all). Pretty much what happened to me, I think I recounted it in this thread but didn't worry as much about scaring people After it happened I wanted to find out just how bad it actually was on the scale of how much turbulence a plane can stand. Apparently the airframe itself is strong enough to withstand almost anything that the weather can throw at it and the only turbulence related deaths are due to people being thrown against the ceiling so hard that they die from the injuries, which would have needed a lot more violent turbulence than I experienced. I remember screams, people coming out of their seats, people being sick, stewardesses looking worried then running to their seats to get strapped in etc. But I've never experienced anything close to that before or after and I've been on quite a few flights. Just a shame that experience spoiled what I used to love, when apparently pilots know about the bad weather in front of them but choose to fly through due to fuel costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Can we have Mods title for Jimzk5? suggest: "He ain't gettin on no plane fool" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I have never really been scared of flying, I've even done an Air Acrobatics day in a little 2 seater, but flying from BHX to Dubai a couple of weeks ago left me a little shaken; The turbulence got pretty intense as we flew over Turkey, with a fair few screams and shreaks. It was undoubtedly just par-for-the-course, but having never exeperienced bad turbulence before, it left me a little fearful of flying. It was a little like being on a rollercoaster, and had I not been strapped in, then I'm sure I'd have involuntarily left my seat a few times. You could literally feel the aircraft dropping what felt like hundreds of feet maybe 5 or 6 times every minute, and you were left wondering if the next 'fall' was going to leave the aircraft stalling towards the ground. Edit: Those looking to overcome their fear should avoid the spoiler (though it's not that bad at all). Pretty much what happened to me, I think I recounted it in this thread but didn't worry as much about scaring people After it happened I wanted to find out just how bad it actually was on the scale of how much turbulence a plane can stand. Apparently the airframe itself is strong enough to withstand almost anything that the weather can throw at it and the only turbulence related deaths are due to people being thrown against the ceiling so hard that they die from the injuries, which would have needed a lot more violent turbulence than I experienced. I remember screams, people coming out of their seats, people being sick, stewardesses looking worried then running to their seats to get strapped in etc. But I've never experienced anything close to that before or after and I've been on quite a few flights. Just a shame that experience spoiled what I used to love, when apparently pilots know about the bad weather in front of them but choose to fly through due to fuel costs. Yeah that's pretty much what we experienced. Having sat through about half an hour of moderate turbulence an announcement came from the captain asking that the steward(esses) went and strapped themselves in... and then it began. As you say, the pilots know full well that it's coming and do little to avoid it. Bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I did aerobatics when young it is great fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22063340 Apparently will get worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Like stevo, flown lots, dont get nervous before, but shit it bad on take off and landing, in the air my only concern is getting a drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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