It was with amusement that i see some passengers on the troubled 777 at heathrow are seeking legal advice on sueing. British Airways in there wisdom have offered the traumatised passengers a "fear of flying " course ...... now call me stupid but after surviving a plane crash that isnt supposed to crash to be offered a course on how ton how to overcome the fear of whats not going to happen , when it happens is beyond me .. ok my explantion and grammer aint to clever there but you know what i mean .. I think BA might have aggrivated their situation somewhat.
Takes me back to my parachuting days and the fear i had to overcome ,, a fear which would make me feel sick prior to jumping , but still full in the knowledge that the chute will open ... alas not this is never guarenteed so hence the fear . By again its the fear that made me do it , again and again and once that fear goes then is there any reason to jump, the adrenaline rush gone , well it does go so skydivers push themselves to another level and other skills to keep that rush alive.
Alas my once a year skydive this year met with the same antrepitation, ok only a tandem but as i sat in the plane i wondered why ... why am i doing this again, the mere fact someone was killed two days prior jumping from the said same aeroplane didnt help , but the waivers were signed and the jump completed and that rush of adrenaline made the day complete .
I do think that the crew and passengers of that fatefull flight would have had a similar rush with an added amount of shock to make there day unforgetable .
Well BA its not the fear of flying its the fear of dieing .
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