(Sue) wrote in message . com...
I am writing a piece on the fear of flying and comical ways that some
people have tried to overcome this. If you have any funny tale you
can share with me, please email me and let me know. If your story is
used in my final article, I will send you a copy before publication.
Thanks for your help.

Well, the usual drink helps with the lady that usually occupies the
right seat.
After some experimentation we found out that one vodka does the trick.
Beer has the same effect, but she need somewhat more to have the
desired result.
This of course, will give some other problems at a lower part of her
body later in flight.
So, vodka it is.
Now the funny bit.
She considers the take off as the only scary bit of a flight.
Normally, the paleness and cold sweat disappears after a few minutes.
Not this summer, a very hot day and 100% humidity.
After about 10 minutes I asked
“Are you alright?”
“Nooooooooo, I’m not”
“Oh oh”
She looked like a not so fresh corpse.
So, I yelled in the radio that was returning to the airfield because
of an ill passenger.
After parking I hauled her out of the plane and put her under a wing
and gave her some water.
I forgot one tiny detail, the yelling over the radio. Everybody miles
around must have heard it.
The rest of the afternoon people inquired her about her wellbeing,
like “Are you all right, my dear- A very hot day, I say- Yes, it
can be very scary” and so on, she didn’t like this.
Now I’ve to hear about this ten times a week and promise not to
return to airfields because of ill passengers, I’ve to find a
more technical reason.

The take off problem is now a thing of the past, looking outside and
not in the cockpit did the trick.