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Old 27th March 2008, 11:43 AM   #23 (permalink)
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On Mar 27, 11:16 am, Larry Dighera <LDigh...@att.net> wrote:

> But the 800 lbs gorilla in the room that no one is mentioning here is
> our inate fear of, and the risk posed by, heights. That's probably
> the first turn-off for those who bother to consider GA at all.


Most people are nervous about climbing a 20 foot extension ladder, yet
most readily walk up a jetway to fly to Orlando.

I think the perception of height is very different in an airplane than
it is on a ladder, or a roof, or on belay.

My wife hates heights, but has flown. The thing she doesn't like are
the "bumps" that make the airplane feel like it's "falling."

Dan Mc
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