Fear of flying is a too-inclusive term. I don't fly, but have done, and enjoyed it. I don't fly because it is not, contrary to popular belief, safer than automobiles.
This brings us to odds: I have been in many auto crashes and not been hurt. One motorcycle crash changed my life forever. BUT; If any of those had been a plane crash, I most likely would not be writing this.The odds are not one in a million, or whatever number people put up, but 50-50. If I get on a plane it will either crash or it won't...50-50. "Odds" can only apply if there is a chance of multiple uneventful flights and many fatal crashes to draw statistics from. Since I'm just one person, not the entire Human race, the only odds that apply are a flip of the coin, live or die.
So. I'm not afraid to fly, I enjoy it...I just think it's unwise.
Fear of flying is a too-inclusive term. I don't fly, but have done, and enjoyed it. I don't fly because it is not, contrary to popular belief, safer than automobiles.
This brings us to odds: I have been in many auto crashes and not been hurt. One motorcycle crash changed my life forever. BUT; If any of those had been a plane crash, I most likely would not be writing this.The odds are not one in a million, or whatever number people put up, but 50-50. If I get on a plane it will either crash or it won't...50-50. "Odds" can only apply if there is a chance of multiple uneventful flights and many fatal crashes to draw statistics from. Since I'm just one person, not the entire Human race, the only odds that apply are a flip of the coin, live or die.
So. I'm not afraid to fly, I enjoy it...I just think it's unwise.