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by kuyakev on April 2nd, 2007

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What is your scariest experience on an airplane?

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  • by Carmella on May 1st, 2007

    Carmella

    Sitting in the aisle seat. A part of me dies inside when I don't get to sit by the window.

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  • by tibear on April 2nd, 2007

    tibear

    Two incidents:

    1) Got caught in the edge of a tornado and the plane dropped a couple thousand feet in about 5 seconds.

    2) A flight into New Orleans in the middle of a huge rain storm. The pilot comes on as says, "Every one else is detouring to Houston but I'm feeling lucky today." Needless to say it was the longest 10 minutes of my life.

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  • by john pennington on May 16th, 2008

    john pennington

    Two incidents:

    Landing on an ice covered runway and sliding sideways to a halt.

    And, almost running out of fuel on a 747 and having to land on a Cessna field, somewhere in the boondocks. we ran out of runway and finally stopped at an auto exit sign, near the interstate.

    We all had to change our underwear on both of these landings.

    Free drinks were given to all of us. it helped.

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  • by diyaya on January 21st, 2008

    diyaya

    when I was little, I remember having food poisoning and
    vomiting into a paper bag as soon as the plane started landing :(

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  • by Someguy on January 20th, 2008

    Someguy

    I sat next to Penelope Pumpkins. She is a porn star. She made several trips to the bathroom and came back licking a powder off of her lips. She was waaaayyyy too excited to be on a plane. In fact, she talked and bounced the whole trip. I always thought porn stars would be less annoying, but Penelope proved me wrong.

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  • by SMores on December 30th, 2007

    SMores

    (im 13)
    a flight attendant asked me what i was doing up out of my seat

    "im going to the restroom"
    "you mean, your heading towards the restroom"
    "yeah,sure, okay, im heading towards the restroom"
    "would you like to hold my hand on the way there?"
    "I'm alright..."
    "Are you sure, most small children get scared on an airplane by themselves. ( i was flying by myself on this flight)
    "Well, for your information, i am not a a little kid and i have flown by myself before, so you don't have anything to worry about"
    (at this point she was creating a scene and getting very finicky)
    "Listen don't get cocky with me, young lady, im just doing my job"
    "And im trying to go to piss, but a certain person won't let me!!"
    (then i just shoved my way through and later when they were giving out drinks she entirely skipped me and gave me this death-glare when i got off the airplane)

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  • by fataka on April 2nd, 2007

    fataka

    1. Just after take off there was rough weather and lightning struck on the port wing and I swear I saw some fumes coming out.
    2. Going on business trip in helicopter we encountered rough weather over some hills and it started rolling and pitching heavily.

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  • by jin jang on April 2nd, 2007

    jin jang

    It was not scary at the time,but unnerving.The plane has to re-take off because one of the engines would not engage the first time.The flight was across the Atlantic ocean.

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on April 2nd, 2007

    singwell-is off researching a lot

    Flying over the Turkish-Russian border in 1976, a few weeks after the Russians had shot down a passenger jet on the Korean side, for straying into its airspace. Apparently our pilots strayed too far into Turkish airspace (they are supposed to sight Mt Ararat and fly over it but...) and we were suddenly buzzed by two Turkish jetfighters and asked to identify...glad we went into Turkish airspace, though...at least they asked....

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  • by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on January 20th, 2008

    GiraffeyedDonor-ish

    Oh goodness! I don't even know where to start! Well, it's more of travel in general, but on my way to Italy (from the US), I was surrounded by a bunch of loud, germans...my seat cushion was broken, and there was no audio for the 12 hr. flight. On the way back, I stopped in D.C., the flight was delayed for 2 hours, when I finally got on the plane, couldn't sleep, and just to make it worse, the airplane broke down and we had to emergency land in Kansas City at 1 in the morning...when I finally got home, it was 3:30 AM...I was supposed to get back at 7:30 and start back my normal daily things the next day (or in a few hours) too...:(

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  • by Angel USAF on January 20th, 2008

    Angel USAF

    it was just last year in january when i was coming back from my country to Boston through American Airlines i guess,,,everyone was sleeping including my cousin next to me, i was sitting on the window side seat and i fell asleep, my head back all the way on the seat and hands in the blanket. i felt so cold and all of a sudden i started vomitting>>>in my sleep...ew i know its gross. i told my cousin to let me go to the restroom but that jerk didnt notice a thing and he didnt even move, i was holding the blanket next to my mouth and at the same time i was sweating. but the worst part was when i got up hardly to go to the restroom, the were all 'occupied' damn i couldnt stand there bcaz my legs were shaking...finally got a chance and cleaned up, when i came back my cousin was still in the same position snoring. at that time i felt like punching him on the nose, when i was getting back into my seat he woke up and asked me if i was ok i said yes just vomitting thats all..he said "ok im sleepy"...when we landed, i told one of the flight attendent that the blanket is dirty she said just to leave it under the seat....i hope they checked and cleaned there, bcaz it was a mess....lol

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  • by Possum on January 20th, 2008

    Possum

    psyching myself up to jump out of a black piper cub into the jungle at night, again?

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  • by Anonymous on May 16th, 2008

    Anonymous

    I can't stand flying in general. I realize it is the safest mode of transportation, but I still don't care for it. Turbulence of any kind is something I detest.

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  • by CaptainHarley adores his life penguin on May 16th, 2008

    CaptainHarley adores his life penguin

    The first time I went up in one knowing I was going to jump out of it in flight. I had to use the bathroom three times before we left! Heh!

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  • by Patti jo on April 2nd, 2007

    Patti jo

    Just knowing I was going home to my moms funeral

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  • by THE TRAVEL SLUT on January 21st, 2008

    THE TRAVEL SLUT

    Anytime I am close to someone who is hacking or coughing or sneezing near me.

    Despite taking airborne, I know I will be breathing in some of the germs and can't avoid it.

    It's even worse if I'm stuck in a middle seat on a long flight also. :-(

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