Have You Ever Traveled By Plane?

[Nameless14]

How were your experiences like? Are you afraid of flying or do you enjoy it?

[Baldric]

Yes, and enjoy it.

[hereIam]

Hate it ! Prefer to stay in England, Scotland and Wales now, especially Scotland ...

[nailit]

I love flying. Ive piloted a 2 seater Cessna in a flying lesson. If I could have my time again I would aim to be a pilot. If my numbers came up, the first thing I would do would be to book flying lessons.

[Lie-in King]

Only a few times & I remember it as a novelty, but "enjoy" is a bit much.

[-SharonA-]

Yes.
But I get nervous for about a week before flying. I am ok once I am up in the air. I don't why I am like this.

[tiggerblue10]

I loved flying in my 20s and 30s. Not keen on it now and yes, the thought of flying does scare me a bit. Would definitely not go long haul anymore.

[Arksided]

I'm not globally well travelled by the means of Aeroplanes but my experiences is loved it every-time. I was never afraid to fly in-fact wanted to take a few flying lessons and pass a pilots test but in the long run would be too expensively viable.

[-Talbot-]

No, gosh...what's it like?

[david small]

Flown lots of times. Don’t mind the flying, but find the queuing at passport control very exacting indeed, as I have great difficulty in standing for very long.

[kvalidir]

I always travelled a lot as a child and love flying, I especially like the fast acceleration and climb when you take off and it's lovely when you break through the clouds and the sun is coming up in the morning. Love it.

[nailit]

The first time that I flew in a 'proper' plane (as opposed to cessnas, helicopters etc) was flying to Dublin. The turbulence was really bad and couldn't see a thing out of the window for fog. I didn't want the flight to end, I was like a kid at xmas, absolutely loved it and the sensation of 'dropping'. Always had a love of roller coasters so that might explain it.
Still havnt achieved my dream of flying in a balloon or glider...

[Kathyan]

The first time I flew it was to Germany to see my, now, husband. I sat next to two gentlemen who I started talking to. They were very nice and I told them that this was my first flight and they told me what to expect and were talking to me all the way. Just as we landed one of them told me that he was an airline psychologist and that people paid him hundreds of pounds to talk to them like he had talked to me! I was so pleased to have sat next to him.

[ladybirder]

Never minded flying, it's the large airports I can't stand. Loathe Heathrow and Gatwick. If I could fly from a small airport then I was happy. Doubt I shall fly again now though.

[EDDIE51]

Used to fly all the time. I was working in the Middle East and got 2 weeks home leave after every 6 weeks 'on site'. Plus business trips in addition. It just gets boring after a while, one airport looks much like another. One plane looks much like another.

[Prudie]

Where do you store all the answers you gather on these questions?
I flew today, I travel by plane a fair amount and am a very nervous flier unless it's smooth.

[Nameless14]

Thank you all for your amazing answers. I love reading all of your beautiful answers.

[New Judge]

Absolutely love flying. I will fly in anything provided I can sit down in it (no hang-gliding). In my younger days I took a gliding course and went solo at the end of it. I was lucky enough to have air experience flights in all sorts of military aircraft. My greatest thrill was a thirty minute trip in an English Electric Lightning (known - even to their pilots - as the "Frightening Lightning"). Got up to 900 knots (well beyond the "sound barrier") at about 50,000 feet. The aircraft still had about 300 knots in hand but it was time for us to return to base.

Recently had a "refresher" gliding course which I loved. Alas my ageing knees were not up to frequent entry and exit from the very confined cockpit!

Travel by airliner (which I do at least four times a year) is very nice but rather like travelling by bus when you've experienced a Formula One car!

[ichkeria]

I suspect a wind-up

[nailit]

//I suspect a wind-up //
loved them as a kid

[New Judge]

I used to build model aircraft and boats (mainly powered by small diesel or glowplug engines) but I did have one of those. It was the largest of its type in the "Keil Kraft" range with a wingspan of about three feet. My mate and I each bought the kit and spent about three weeks making the aircraft. We had a couple of successful flights then I decided to go "turbo" by giving the thing considerably more than the recommended number of "wind ups". Shortly before I was about to stop winding there was an almighty crack and the elastic overcame the strength of the fuselage and reduced it to about a quarter of its length! Happy days!