Scared of mid-airs

Marc J. Zeitlin wrote:
Anyone else had "mid-air-ities" and how did you deal with it?

My wife does - she spends 80% of the time in the plane with me worrying
about hitting the 747 she can see 25 miles away, at 25K ft. I've gotten
her to worry a lot less, but she really doesn't like flying over the LA
basin. If a plane passes by 1 mile away, 500 ft. above us, she's very
concerned.


I don't know how to break a pilot of the worry but I sure know how to divert a
passenger's attention back inside. Start tapping the oil pressure gauge and
start muttering to yourself until you have her attention. When she asks what's
wrong, tell her you thought you saw the oil pressure gauge flicker out of the
corner of your eye... just can't be sure.

I had an overly talkative passenger once that I shut up completely with that
little technique. Didn't hear another word.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE