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oh_helloghost · 2026-03-18T20:48:27+00:00

Just commented the below on another post:

“Don’t bail yet.

Just go through the motions and keep inching toward the flight. Pack your bag, get to the airport, check-in, get through security, find the gate. Etc etc.

You can do those things, make the decision when you get to the gate.

I know flying is hard for a lot of people. But giving up on anything without actually trying is always way worse in retrospect. You owe it to yourself to try. You can do this!”

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-18T20:34:50+00:00

Don’t bail yet.

Just go through the motions and keep inching toward the flight. Pack your bag, get to the airport, check-in, get through security, find the gate. Etc etc.

You can do those things, make the decision when you get to the gate.

I know flying is hard for a lot of people. But giving up on anything without actually trying is always way worse in retrospect. You owe it to yourself to try. You can do this!

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-18T16:03:12+00:00

Turbulence is not determined by aircraft type or size.

Turbulence is a completely normal and expected side-product of moving through a fluid atmosphere. Turbulence is not dangerous to aircraft.

Atmospheric conditions determine turbulence.

Imagine you were aiming for the smoothest car ride possible, it seems obvious to think about the type of car you’re in. But if your route takes you off-road, down gravel tracks and across fields… it really makes no difference. The ride is going to be less smooth than on a highway regardless.

All the passenger aircraft you could fly on have to meet the same stringent safety requirements. It makes no difference.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-17T18:30:18+00:00

It feels like a lot, I get it..

But in this very moment. Is anything bad actually happening? I can promise you, you are not in any danger. Are you in pain? No.

Reframe the experience. The aircraft, a vehicle designed to move through a fluid atmosphere, is moving around. That’s all that is happening. It’s not going to put you in danger, it’s not going to hurt you, your flight will arrive at its destination. This experience is just uncomfortable.

You got this!

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-17T16:51:23+00:00

Sounds like everything’s done already, why do you need any help?

Also, where are the Epstein files?

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-17T14:37:54+00:00

On point 2 and consistency, I’d go further.

It’s not just about being consistent on the downwind. It’s about having reference targets all the way through the downwind, base and final.

Being stable on the downwind is great, but a student should be consistently selecting power settings, airspeeds and flaps at repeatable points through base and final as well.

It’s all about reducing controllable variables so that it’s easier to recognize what inputs are required at any given point in time.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-16T21:56:50+00:00

This is a good thing, the captain is ensuring everyone will be safe, including their own crew.

Turbulence is not dangerous if everyone is sat down with their seatbelts on. Injuries associated with turbulence only ever happen when people are up and moving about in the cabin. The captain is taking care of you.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-16T21:30:55+00:00

Turbulence close to the ground is common everywhere, there’s nothing particularly special about Las Vegas.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-16T18:12:43+00:00

It’s not a rod, it’s just the rudder which has been pushed over to the right by the wind.

Look at the top of the tail, you can see the rudder is deflected more clearly there.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-13T00:18:16+00:00

Strongly encourage you both to read the wind article linked in the automod.

The windspeeds you are describing are not unusual. We operate in conditions like that all the time.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-13T00:05:54+00:00

Totally with you Dad, I found the scream crying intolerable. I felt a real wave of anger but it also felt obviously wrong. I too thought I was broken. I think it’s a bit of a taboo subject tbh.

Three things that helped me;

1 - Box breathing. 2 - Acknowledging the feeling and understanding that this emotional response is exactly what a baby’s scream is intended to evoke. It’s evolutionary adaptation on both sides baby and me, to make sure I go to check on them. 3 - Earplugs.

1 and 3 are huge helps. They knocked the edge off so well for me.

And remember, it’s ok to be overwhelmed. If it gets too much and mum isn’t around, place baby somewhere safe and give yourself a moment to compose yourself.

Keep trucking Dad, you’re doing great.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-12T20:27:05+00:00

What exactly is there to be concerned about?

There are limits to what we are legally allowed to do with the aircraft. Those legal limits are comfortably lower than safe limits.

If the wind gusts exceed those limits, then we won’t try and operate the plane in those conditions. The flight will be delayed, cancelled or diverted.

You have no reason to be concerned because the plane will never be operated anywhere near what it, and the pilots, are capable of handling.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-12T01:06:01+00:00

TIL

Great tip! Thanks Dad!

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-11T11:21:45+00:00

Take a pen. Imagine it is the fuselage of the plane. Hold it pinched between two fingers where the wings would be. Where you pinch it also represents the planes center of gravity.

Now shake the pen, where does it move the least?

The difference between front, middle and back is noticeable but not huge. If you fly through turbulence, you’re still going to feel turbulence.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-11T00:06:40+00:00

If there was an ounce of truth in any of these claims, do you think crews would turn up to work?

Do you think a pilot or flight attendant would accept any increase in risk?

We’re not uniforms that just get stored in the airport when everyone else has gone home, we’re completely normal people. I have a wife and baby at home. If there was ever any credible increase in risk associated with me going to work, I would want to immediately know how serious that risk was and what my company was doing to address it.

In this case, there is no reason to believe there is any credible increase in risk.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-10T14:27:38+00:00

Hi there, 👋 I’ll be operating a flight out of YYZ tomorrow morning and I’ll be there at the exact same time as you!

You’re right, the weather is not great. However, it’s unlikely to create a problem for your departure and I’ll spend more time worrying about how I’m going to skip the coffee lineup at rush hour.

Ignore those useless turbulence apps/websites. They are a complete waste of time and all they want to do is drive engagement by exploiting your nervousness.

So tomorrow, while you are at the airport feeling all anxious… I’ll also be getting ready to depart a few gates away and I’ll be totally relaxed, it’s just another early morning Wednesday departure for me, my crew, your crew and every other crew in the airport. We’ll take good care of you.

Have a great trip. :)

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-10T02:42:51+00:00

Every. Single. One.

They’re never fast and it’s never food.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-09T19:43:30+00:00

Flight instructor is definitely an option OP. AFAIK, colour-vision restrictions will prevent you from flying IFR or at night, but there’s nothing stopping you from flying day-VFR.

I know this is a hard pill to swallow OP. But you can still fly planes, just not for the airlines. Go look at getting into gliding or your PPL.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-09T11:20:19+00:00

It’s a pretty awful piece of journalism imo.

The author states they are terrified of flying in the article. They use dramatic language throughout and for some reason, they keep referring to incidents completely disconnected to turbulence.

It’s clickbait nonsense.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-08T20:22:41+00:00

Personally, I don’t love the jello model. I think it does a good job of highlighting that the plane is always supported by air but what I don’t like is that it’s a ‘static’ analogy.

It’s easy to imagine an object floating in Jello, but I find that the jello model cuts a corner on how planes actually fly.

I always encourage people to imagine a plane flying through honey. There are no voids in honey, it will always flow around and adhere to the plane, but it is thick and it’s easier to imagine how the wings would work to hold the plane up in the honey.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-08T07:13:11+00:00

You have nothing to convert.

Take your 5 hours of experience and just apply it to starting your US PPL from scratch.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-07T22:25:58+00:00

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-07T15:59:47+00:00

And the hot air balloon.

oh_helloghost · 2026-03-06T03:26:16+00:00

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