Reply To: Why do people get nervous when they fly?

Yes, phobias are irrational, but they can be conquered. Most people who have phobias of flying, if they go flying in a small plane, and they get put in front of the controls, the phobia disappears. I know someone who does this all the time, and he has a 90% success rate.

Fun fact: I have a fear of heights. If I go on the third step of a ladder, I start panicking and start freezing up.
It has never affected me in a plane, even during stalls or spins.