One Of My Inconvenient Fears As A Frequent Flyer: Turbulence

I’m a frequent flyer but actually have a mild fear of turbulence. Fear of the unknown is the root of all emotion disturbance. This is all too true when it comes to flying. Turbulence, is the second biggest fear amongst travelers (actually crashing is the number one fear).

Flying smaller planes across the North Sea back in Europe helped me overcome most of it, but some days I still get ultra-nervous when that seatbelt sign comes on mid-flight. When, on a recent flight to Las Vegas, they never turned off that pesky seatbelt sign, I knew we were in for a ride. Even the cabin crew never left their seats. The good news was that the winds were so strong we made it to Vegas half an hour faster than usual. The bad news? I was white-knuckling it the whole way. And with me many others.

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There has to be a better way

On arrival I promised myself to learn more – and share my findings. As with many fears I think some research and understanding what actually happens and how planes are bu…