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"i guess so, but in order to get ME into an airplane, you'd need a large amount of liquid encouragement. "

Pre-911 I rode in an airplane exactly 10 times (just in the process of two round trips to Roatan, Honduras) and I'm not sure not I could talk myself into getting in a plane again. Between the scary trip on the itty bitty plane from mainland to the island of Roatan and the 911 stuff I just lost my nerve. But, I still hope one day to get back to Roatan so I may have to get over that fear if I ever want to get there again. My sister wants me to fly from Atlanta to Texas to visit her but I don't think I'll ever ben able to get myself on that plane. The only way I stayed sane on my first trip to Roatan on the large plane from Atlanta to Miami was because I had a pilot as a passenger next to me who talked me through the whole flight (even though he was a total stranger.) He was so sweet and I felt bad after the flight because he asked for my number after the flight was over but I was only 16 and I thought that would be a bad idea since he was atleast 30.

A good pilot can keep a nervous passenger calm. Small planes over open water can be harrowing for even the experienced flyer. I hated cattle car airliners before 911. Not a fear just didn't like the impersonal nature of airline flight. Small planes flown properly can be a very rewarding experience.