The point is – do you ever feel nervous when getting into a car? The number of fatal and otherwise accidents on the road far exceed aviation accidents. And they can hurt, as I once found out!

Personal fears can effect anyone. On a flight from Brisbane to Sydney (ANSETT DC-9) a big hairy truck driver, who was ‘repositioning’, was sat next to me and he was absolutely terrified.

I tried to calm him by telling him how safe flying was, but the pilot bounced the plane badly at Sydney and the truck driver shot off the plane, almost before the doors were open!

Whenever I board an airliner, I’m more interested in the shapely hostesses…

Bri 😀