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Originally Posted by Bibio
i'm the opposite. i love flying but i have a fear of heights and suffer from mild vertigo 
get this, i used to do rock climbing... i was fine on accent and decent but never liked standing on the edge looking down. lol
what is the specific fear you have of flying? |
It's a bit complicated.
Combination of vertigo, claustrophobia and just generally not being in control. Hate being locked in, thinking about the sheer height you're at makes me dizzy, and I don't like how if anything does go wrong, there's feck all you can do about it - just got to sit there and prepare to be torn apart/burnt/drowned in your seat.
I used to be fine with flying as a kid but was a passenger in a car crash at 18 (numpty driver thought 90 was an appropriate speed in sleet) so I think that's partly responsible.
As your case shows we've all got our quirks. You often hear about pilots who can't stand heights.