"Judah" wrote in message
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Yet somehow, an extraordinary number of people have an innate
fear of flying

Or an innate fear of falling, crashing, or dying... Or perhaps it's just a
fear of heights... Personally, I find it interesting that if I look over the
railing of a building from a few hundred feet up, I feel different than if
I'm in a plane (at any altitude) and looking down... Even if I'm in a very
steep bank angle, it doesn't make a difference... Even if I was in a
gyrocopter where there is basically nothing around you, it didn't feel the
same... On the other hand, if I'm in a climbing harness and getting ready to
rapel down a clift, it doesn't bother me... Haven't quite figured out the
logic in that... Innate fear of buildings, perhaps? grin