Me too I had some flights that were smooth as
could be not even a ripple (the longest leg from ny to India) and one
of the last one or 2 we had turbulence for a
1/2 of a sf to ny flight where I was in the farthest
Rear seat left (the buckingest bronco in the plane)
and just hung onto the arm rest with my head
against the window shade until we landed
My 2nd most dangerous was when we landed at DEN
then the pilot suddenly gunned it back into the air and took
a loop and landed again it was a Frontier jet taxiing in its path
(I heard that happens a lot there)
My 1st was on the ground on 9/11 when I decided not
to go inside but the 2nd jet crashed over my head 2 blocks away
and I still ducked from flying debris I thought would kill me
Yikes. Did a go-around in a DC-9 during a bad thunderstorm. Crosswinds of 35mph or more. My head was banging against the wall (I was next to the window) of the fuselage liner. Some overhead compartments were opening during the storm.
2nd attempt and all was well. Just a poorly-timed gust on the first one.
Once in an L-1011 (greatest airplane once out there) I was afraid they forgot to lower the gear (though I probably heard it go down and the rush of wind around it). I kept watching the runway come up and no feel for the touchdown (again, window seat).
The guy put that big old plane down that smooth. Never felt the ground contact. Unbelievable. My father and I complimented the pilots on the landing.
That was how the Tenerife crash happened but
that was a mistake using a runway that was
closed / under reconstruction
I heard anecdotally Frontier has some kind of
preference in Denver and they F up a lot
The creepiest thing was an hour before I was leaving to go fly
home from FL one time I was watching TV and a program about
air disasters came on and of course it was about the JAL flight
that the “Sukiyaki” singer died on. The rudder/tail came off
of a loaded plane that finally crashed in the mountains, the plane
was damaged earlier in a runway taxiing collision and a cover plate
was installed improperly with x rivets vs the correct number y. The plane flew out of control for some interval while messaging “Farewell...farewell”