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Flight Anxiety 5

When A Plane Goes Down

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Nathan Finochio
Jan 30, 2025
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67 dead—all souls aboard an AA flight headed into Dulles.

I took regional American jets like 20 times last year.

It messes with you.

Paul Baloche was on MH-360 six days before it went down. SIX DAYS. Same flight path. Same airline. Same departure time. Same plane, dude. He’s got pics.

That messed with me for years.

And here’s the deal: that’s the fear we are all worried about. That’s the monster buried in the subconscious that sneaks up into the consciousness and wreaks havoc.

So how do you keep flying without anxiety after a headline like that?

Here’s what has helped me:

plane doing contrail show
Photo by Ben Klewais on Unsplash

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