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Old 15th Mar 2016, 12:54
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I don't think I've ever felt nervousness or anxiety when airborne, only pre-flight.

Even in situations which, looking back, might have turned out badly (severe engine problems, extreme turbulence such as one can no longer control the aeroplane) I find the emergency concentrates the mind to the task in hand - no free brain capacity for nerves! And of course the much-practiced training kicks in so some things are 'Pavlov Dog' automatic (such as stick forward on power loss).
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