I find that people are very enthusiastic, personally. Unfortunately
though, this can wane somewhat after the 2nd or 3rd wasted trip
to the airport when the weather wasn't good enough to go flying,
or the plane had gone tech or whatever. This hasn't happened to
me since I've owned my own plane though...combination of knowing
(with reasonable certainty) if the plane's serviceable and not having a
booked slot so am able to fly whenever there's a break in the weather.

Some people do ask "is it dangerous?"...I just look bemused, look at
myself and say "I'm still here". That usually makes them smile and
realise the chance of anything happening is extremely slim! If they're
interested I explain what normally causes fatal crashes and how
these factors wouldn't apply to the current day's flying.

Paul

"Gerald Sylvester" wrote in message
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I recently got my PPL and find that most people are scared sh*tless to
go up. One friend came along and was just blown away and had a ton
of fun. Just about everyone else is "oh my god, I am so scared
of airplanes."