Flying Fear Quotes

To fly or not to fly, that's the question.

In the past, I travelled with 'The Hero and the Crown' by Robin McKinley: I suffer from a fear of flying, and I felt a bit safer knowing I carried the book and characters with me.

I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying.

I'm not a nervous flier. I realize it's still the safest form of travel.

All fliers have some concern about flying. Some handle it by 'flying' the plane. They're 'raising' the wheels, 'making' the turns and so on. Others handle it by tuning out... reading a book or watching a movie.

I am afraid of aeroplanes. I've been able to avoid flying for some time, but I suppose, if I had to, I would. Perhaps it's a case of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing. At one time, I had a pilot's licence and 160 hours of solo time on single-engine light aircraft. Unfortunately, all that seemed to do was make me mistrust large aeroplanes.

I'm afraid of flying.

My greatest fear is flying. And I do a lot of flying, so that's a bummer.

My fear of flying starts as soon as I buckle myself in and then the guy up front mumbles a few unintelligible words then before I know it I'm thrust into the back of my seat by acceleration that seems way too fast and the rest of the trip is an endless nightmare of turbulence, of near misses. And then the cabbie drops me off at the airport.

When the day comes, I remember how much I loathe flying. I seethe at the humiliation of airport security checks.

I don't do small planes!

Anytime I fly anywhere, I think... well, this could be it. I try so hard not to think like that, but I just can't get my head around the concept that this gigantic piece of machinery is 35,000 feet in the air, and I'm sitting in it.

I'm really scared of flying. Like, really, really, really scared.

I don't like flying at the best of times. And as I get older, I like it less and less. I don't much like driving, either. I prefer to be driven. And, when I'm in London, I don't even like walking on the street. I can never get used to looking the right way when I cross the street.

I hate flying. Know why? Because no one really understands how planes actually work.

I hate planes.

I'm not a flying fan. I can't bear it.

I quit flying years ago. I don't want to die with tourists.

I don't like flying. I'm a bit scared of it and don't enjoy the whole experience.

I hate flying. My stomach churns at the mere thought of it.

I always step on the plane with my right foot and touch the outside of the plane with my left hand. Sometimes you know there's someone standing there to welcome you to the plane and I have to kind of get them to move a little bit so I can put my hand on the outside of the plane. It's not a natural thing to be up in the sky in a little metal tube.

I don't like flying... it's a fear of mine.

The more you fly, the more unsettling it is, because you realize how much more likely it will be for you to crash. I am getting better at it, though.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a good flier.

If you have a fear of flying, don't. The data are very clear: If you have to travel someplace, the safest way is by airplane.