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Published January 12th, 2003 by Jim O'Halloran

Nervous Flyer

I’ve mentioned before that I fly regularly with my work. Previously, flying has never bothered me, I’ve always enjoyed the sensation of flight, if not the rest of the airport experience. I’ve always wanted to learn how to fly, in fact my first career choice was to become a pilot. Even after Sept. 11th, flying didn’t bother me.

On Friday I had to make a day trip to Melbourne (about an hours flight from Adelaide). Its a flight I would have done probably 100 times in the last few years, its routine for me. But you know, for the first time ever, I was slightly nervous about flying. Why? well, the day before, I’d heard on the news about plane crashes in Turkey and the US. Two plane crashes on two days is a bit unusual, and enough to make me a little nervous. Then while I was away I heard about Peru.

I’ll happily keep flying, but three crashes in a couple of days does make you wonder doesn’t it?

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