I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Death by plane crash scares me. I travel a lot, and when you hit turbulence, and post 9/11, that's in the back of my mind a bit.
The airplane has had a big impact on my life.
I think there's something about traveling in airplanes all the time that's not the healthiest thing in the world for you.
Flying is awful, there's nothing to do when you're up in the air. I bloat up, my skin gets dry, and when we hit turbulence, I'm terrified.
The more you fly, the more unsettling it is, because you realize how much more likely it will be for you to crash. I am getting better at it, though.
I've jumped out of an airplane 34 times. I've dove 212 feet under water. I've done a lot of things that defied death.
It's a pity I flew only once. A space flight is like a drug - once you experience it, you can't think of anything else.
The flying? I'm not worried about it. I'm safe up there. I feel very comfortable with my abilities flying an airplane.
On my job I end up jumping out of planes. Last week I got in an 18-wheeler and drove down a runway onto a skid track. The week before that they put me in a car and sunk me to the bottom of a lake to see if I could escape without an oxygen tank.
Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.