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Originally Posted by 2BNTV
I don't remember the exact date of my first plane ride but I was extremely nervous. It took several flights before I was able to relax and almost enjoy it.
I remember taking a puddle jumper in Hawaii to get to another island. The plane started it's descent and it seem to take forever. I was looking out the window and saw nothing but water. I got nervous and blurted out, "this is no sea plane". The other passengers started to buzz, thinking the same thing. A short time later, the plane landed. The runway was at the edge of the ocean. It would have been nice to announce, that fact. Who woulda thunk it?
Took several puddle jumpers to get to Lexington, KY as a friend of mine lived there. It was interesting how they followed the highway all the way. It felt unusual to see propellers, as I felt the jets were safer. I didn't get any ear pressure with these flights, so I started to like it better.
Flying now, is a piece of cake!!!
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I flew an Aloha Air interisland from Maui to Oahu and back in 1987. It was an uneventful flight but a couple weeks later an Aloha flight blew the emergency door in mid flight and a flight attendant was lost. About the same time I flew one of those 28 passenger turbo prop "flying culverts", from Denver to Durango. It was a rough flight over the Rockies but it was okay. About a week later one of those flights crashed over the mountains. It might be wise not to closely follow my itinerary.