HOMIE
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My brothers 21 and he will not come away with us in septemeber because of his phobia of flying, he has not yet to this day ever flown so as i keep telling him it might not be as bad as he thinks, has anyone else had this problem and what can i do to help him as he really wants to come away but really doesnt want to fly, obvioulsy there is no other way of getting to morocco other than flying unless he wants to pay double and spend a week travelling on various busses, trains and boats?
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CorsAsh
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I've been to Casablanca. He's not missing out by staying at home.
But regards the flying, maybe try a short domestic flight to begin with. I understand there are some phobia flights specially for those with a fear of flying to go on. Like a counselling thing.
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C2RL R
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hypnotherapy
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SVM 286
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Do what the A-Team used to do with B.A. Baracus. 
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C2RL R
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"here BA, drink this milk"
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bigboykarl
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you could drive into southern spain and get a ferry from algeciras to tangiers
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AlunJ
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My first time on a plane this friday - I'm bricking it lol, but looking forward to it at the same time - you can't seriously say you can be scared of something you've never done!
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K17STY
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Its just a giant bus. Simples
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Dom
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Tell him to neck a few sleeping pills or a load of booze before the flight, problem solved! Plus he would be missing out on a fair bit if he stayed at home, i would recommend Morocco (unless you're after a beach holiday) - where abouts are you heading?
Ash - i thought Casablanca was pretty cool, although it's a complete bastard of a place to drive especially in a fur covered car  
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AndyKent
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Don't know how someone can be so against flying when they've never experienced it. I can understand nerves, but not a full on phobia. Tell him to man up and get on with it.
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Tell him to neck a few sleeping pills or a load of booze before the flight, problem solved! Plus he would be missing out on a fair bit if he stayed at home, i would recommend Morocco (unless you're after a beach holiday) - where abouts are you heading?
Ash - i thought Casablanca was pretty cool, although it's a complete bastard of a place to drive especially in a fur covered car
I hated it. Constantly pestered by dodgy street people, to the extent where our tour buses had armed guards front and rear to keep us safe.
"Sir, I like to sell you genuine Rolex, just 200 dollars!"
"No thanks."
"Ok ok, 250 dollars!"
"WTF, no!"
"Last offer, 300 dollars!"
"Fuck off."
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mattk
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really dont understand why people are scared of flying
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Ben G
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i feel flying is safer than driving. less planes in the air than cars on the road 
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CorsAsh
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There's a greater chance of survival in a car accident though.
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Pip308
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just tell him that statisticaly more people are killed each year by donkeys.
is he scared of hights or just flying as if it the height aspect just close the window bling and sit him aisle
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Ben G
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quote:
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really dont understand why people are scared of flying
sad isn't it.
our return tickets this morning had seat numbers 26C and 26D printed on them. got on the plane and found out theres only 25 rows of seats. shit myself incae they had over booked or something.
after sitting in row 25 for half hour until we were ready to take off, the hostess told us they print 26 instead of printing 13 on the tickets as people get scared if they have a seat in row number 13 apparently 
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Hammer
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Same as any other fear or phobia, there's not much you can do about it. I don't like it but I just get on with it tbh, it's more the space fact than the flying for me though - hate being crammed in.
I had a shitty flight coming back from Spain with a stinking hangover which has put me off for life I think
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mattk
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Really Ben!!!! didnt know that
[Edited on 16-08-2009 by mattk]
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Ben G
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quote:
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There's a greater chance of survival in a car accident though.
well i'd rather be in a plane that crashes into the river hudson then be in a car that drives off a bridge into it 
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CorsAsh
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Last flight I had encountered very bad turbulence, some people were gasping and sounding all upset, but it was no worse than being on a badly maintained road in a National Express coach.
I just fell asleep and woke up when the plane landed
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CorsAsh
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
There's a greater chance of survival in a car accident though.
well i'd rather be in a plane that crashes into the river hudson then be in a car that drives off a bridge into it
Before that point there'd never been a succesful water landing had there?
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C2RL R
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there have been loads of succesful ditchings. there hadn't been one for ages though.
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Hammer
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That was a fix imo, the pilot just happened to be the guy that wrote the book on succesfully ditching a plane on water. Literally
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HOMIE
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we are staying for 4 days in the city of Marrakech well not actually in the city but about 2 minutes away from there really looking forward to that and then for the next ten days we are staying in Tangier at the hotel el minzah, anyone every been and where would u recommend is my first time here, and my girlfriends also, we really want to get the best out of this holiday and as for the flying im just telling him to man up and get on that plane, and after this time if he hates flyiing i wont mention it again lol. who knows he might really like it, and i agree you cant say your scared of something until you try it
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CorsAsh
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If he's into going fast he'll probably love takeoff.
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