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I'm really afraid of planes?

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I havent been on one since i was 3 years old and i dont remember anything. Im really afraid. can someone help me please? i have to get on one this summer to go to montana.

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Your chances of being involved in an aircraft accident are about 1 in 11 million. On the other hand, your chances of being killed in an automobile accident are 1 in 5000. Statistically, you are at far greater risk driving to the airport than getting on an airplane. However, the perception is that you have more control over your fate when you are in your car than as a passenger traveling on an airplane. Experience shows otherwise, considering that over 50,000 people are killed on the highways every year. Media coverage would suggest that airline crashes happen every day. Studies have shown one would have to fly once a day every day for over 15,000 years in order to statistically be involved in an aircraft accident"
Flying is very very safe. Don鈥檛 worry about terrorists that is the least likely thing to go wrong on a commercial flight in the US these days. Flying in the United States is very safe, there has not been a major airline crash in the US since November of 2001! That is a long time for no major crashes and only on fatality in the last seven years for the Major Airlines in the US.
Even when there is a problem on an airplane, if an engine fails on takeoff or an engine fire etc.. 99% of the time the plane lands safely. Planes these days are amazing piece of technology and the pilots are trained better than ever. If you not afraid to drive in a car you should not be afraid to fly in a plane.
Just sit back relax and try to enjoy the flight. Its one of the safest things you can do much safer than driving a car, walking down the street, or even sleeping in your house. More people have died on North American highways in the year 2006 than the amount of people who have died in powered flight aviation whole 104 year history!
Also the best way to completely get over your fears is go to you local General aviation airport and take flying lessons! Once you fly in a small airplane a few times and learn that airplanes fly and that鈥檚 all they do you will be much more confident with flying on commercial planes. You will learn a lot with a few flying lessons. I could even teach you a lot by just showing you my Microsoft Flight Simulator. Flying is a great experience, once you get used to it and learn what makes airplanes fly etc.. your fears go away trust me, I used to be a little bit scared to fly too. Now I LOVE it.
Others

Valium. Seriously -- call your doctor and ask for a prescription.
Either get over it or stay where you are for the rest of your life.

What scares you?
More people die in their showers than in airplanes.A car is a zillion times more dangerous than a plane.
I wish you the best.
It's not scary at all. I remeber when that happened to my friend. Your just a little nervous, thats it. Once You get on the plane, you're going to have lots of fun. I love going on planes and i'm sure you'll love it too. It's really fun. Trust me, you're going to love being on a plane and you're going to want to go on more often.
Planes are one of the safest forms of travel in the world. You have a 100 times greater risk of being hit by a drunk driver than in a plane. What you should be woried about is the drive over to the airport not the ride on the plane.
I also don't really care for flying
Okay. I had never been on a plane, but all my life I had wanted to go to Hawaii (love Hawaiian Music). In March of '99, my husband asked me where i wanted to go for my first plane ride: Mall of America, or Hawaii!!
I said Hawaii. So that May, my husband, our son, and I boarded a plane to Honolulu, Hawaii.
At first, I was scared (of course), but I had some word search puzzle books, some chewing gum (helps the ear popping problem), and some books to read.
It really helped out alot, plus if there is a good movie that is on the screen.
The turbulence was very minimal (felt to me like riding over a pothole here in michigan). After that first time, I have had no problems whatsoever. I hope this helps you! Good luck and have a good time!
BTW, since '99, I have flown to Honolulu Hawaii five more times!!