Co-pilot gets sick, stewardess helps land airplane

The Starmaker writes:

You have to be CRAZY to fly an airplane!

I was watching this show on TV called "The Bachelor"...
he was a pilot..flies airplanes...
he's a commercial pilot..

he has a 'fear of heights'.

Flying in an airplane does not trigger a fear of heights, and a fear of
heights is just as common among pilots as it is in the general population. A
pilot might feel anxious standing at the top of the stairs while getting on or
off his airplane, but he won't feel that way in the cockpit. The same is true
for passengers with a fear of heights.

The notion that a fear of heights can interfere with the ability to work as a
pilot is a misconception. A fear of heights is usually a translated fear of
falling, and you cannot fall when you are securely inside an airplane.

Mxsmanic wrote:

The Starmaker writes:

You have to be CRAZY to fly an airplane!

I was watching this show on TV called "The Bachelor"...
he was a pilot..flies airplanes...
he's a commercial pilot..

he has a 'fear of heights'.

Flying in an airplane does not trigger a fear of heights, and a fear of
heights is just as common among pilots as it is in the general population. A
pilot might feel anxious standing at the top of the stairs while getting on or
off his airplane, but he won't feel that way in the cockpit. The same is true
for passengers with a fear of heights.

The notion that a fear of heights can interfere with the ability to work as a
pilot is a misconception. A fear of heights is usually a translated fear of
falling, and you cannot fall when you are securely inside an airplane.


When I'm 10,000 feet in the air, ....I get this feeling of ...falling.

Mxsmanic wrote:

The Starmaker writes:

You have to be CRAZY to fly an airplane!

I was watching this show on TV called "The Bachelor"...
he was a pilot..flies airplanes...
he's a commercial pilot..

he has a 'fear of heights'.

Flying in an airplane does not trigger a fear of heights, and a fear of
heights is just as common among pilots as it is in the general population. A
pilot might feel anxious standing at the top of the stairs while getting on or
off his airplane, but he won't feel that way in the cockpit. The same is true
for passengers with a fear of heights.

The notion that a fear of heights can interfere with the ability to work as a
pilot is a misconception. A fear of heights is usually a translated fear of
falling, and you cannot fall when you are securely inside an airplane.

Come onnn already, ...you can feel 'fear of falling' in a "secure place?" like "inside an airplane??"

(who feels secure inside an airplane?)

You can feel 'fear of falling' laying on a floor!


Do you know where the 'fear of falling' comes from?

The Starmaker writes:

Come onnn already, ...you can feel 'fear of falling' in a "secure
place?" like "inside an airplane??"

A fear of falling usually presents when a person is confronted with railings,
open edges, etc.--anything that might conceivably permit him to fall. Open
glass walls or floors, by extension, can trigger the fear also. But sitting in
a seat with seat belt attached and looking out a small window that one can
obviously not fit through isn't likely to trigger a fear of falling or
heights.

(who feels secure inside an airplane?)

Pilots and experienced passengers.

You can feel 'fear of falling' laying on a floor!

That would be very unusual.

Do you know where the 'fear of falling' comes from?

A fear of falling is wired in. All normal people have some degree of fear of
falling. Even babies automatically fear falling and heights. Only when it
becomes very extreme is it considered pathological and a phobia.

Fear of falling/heights can be aggravated by vestibular problems that affect
the ability to balance for walking and standing. Older people with such
problems often develop a strong fear of heights and falling (and justifiably
so, to some extent). Both fears tend to get worse with age in most people.
Women are more often affected than men.

On Jul 11, 6:41*am, Mxsmanic wrote:
But sitting in
a seat with seat belt attached and looking out a small window that one can
obviously not fit through isn't likely to trigger a fear of falling or
heights.

Well of course, you sit in front of a monitor playing MSFS, you are
not going to get the fear of falling

GET IN A REAL PLANE on takeoff or before landing on a turbulent day
and the above statement is as WRONG as you usually are.

On Jul 12, 2:43*am, " wrote:
On Jul 11, 6:41*am, Mxsmanic wrote:

But sitting in
a seat with seat belt attached and looking out a small window that one can
obviously not fit through isn't likely to trigger a fear of falling or
heights.

Well of course, you sit in front of a monitor playing MSFS, you are
not going to get the fear of falling

GET IN A REAL PLANE on takeoff or before landing on a turbulent day
and the above statement is as WRONG as you usually are.

Google rough-landings-at-nz-s-windies.aspx..
An aerodrome I used to fly from :-)
Mixedups going to -really- fear flying after this

On Jul 11, 3:44*pm, george wrote:
On Jul 12, 2:43*am, " wrote:

On Jul 11, 6:41*am, Mxsmanic wrote:

But sitting in
a seat with seat belt attached and looking out a small window that one can
obviously not fit through isn't likely to trigger a fear of falling or
heights.

Well of course, you sit in front of a monitor playing MSFS, you are
not going to get the fear of falling

GET IN A REAL PLANE on takeoff or before landing on a turbulent day
and the above statement is as WRONG as you usually are.

Google *rough-landings-at-nz-s-windies.aspx..
An aerodrome I used to fly from :-)
Mixedups going to -really- fear flying after this

Crap, got me fear of falling just watching the video!

http://www.livevideo.com/video/722EE...s-windies.aspx

On Jul 12, 2:26*pm, " wrote:
On Jul 11, 3:44*pm, george wrote:



On Jul 12, 2:43*am, " wrote:

On Jul 11, 6:41*am, Mxsmanic wrote:

But sitting in
a seat with seat belt attached and looking out a small window that one can
obviously not fit through isn't likely to trigger a fear of falling or
heights.

Well of course, you sit in front of a monitor playing MSFS, you are
not going to get the fear of falling

GET IN A REAL PLANE on takeoff or before landing on a turbulent day
and the above statement is as WRONG as you usually are.

Google *rough-landings-at-nz-s-windies.aspx..
An aerodrome I used to fly from :-)
Mixedups going to -really- fear flying after this

Crap, got me fear of falling just watching the video!

http://www.livevideo.com/video/722EE...24BA59C2/rough...

That's the one :-)

In article b7ba4c5d-ab1d-45e5-9b2d-
, says...

On Jul 11, 3:44*pm, george wrote:
On Jul 12, 2:43*am, " wrote:

On Jul 11, 6:41*am, Mxsmanic wrote:

But sitting in
a seat with seat belt attached and looking out a small window that one can
obviously not fit through isn't likely to trigger a fear of falling or
heights.

Well of course, you sit in front of a monitor playing MSFS, you are
not going to get the fear of falling

GET IN A REAL PLANE on takeoff or before landing on a turbulent day
and the above statement is as WRONG as you usually are.

Google *rough-landings-at-nz-s-windies.aspx..
An aerodrome I used to fly from :-)
Mixedups going to -really- fear flying after this

Crap, got me fear of falling just watching the video!

http://www.livevideo.com/video/722EE...s-windies.aspx

This one's gotta hurt!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOAkZrC87Mc

--
Duncan.

On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:41:41 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote:

The Starmaker writes:

Come onnn already, ...you can feel 'fear of falling' in a "secure
place?" like "inside an airplane??"

A fear of falling usually presents when a person is confronted with
railings, open edges, etc.--anything that might conceivably permit him
to fall.

I got a new idea for a gory horror movie! Complete with tagline!

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