Question for Pilots...

[Thedude]

Youngest of two, right hand dominant, only have a problem with ladders when someone is shaking it - when I was on a roofing crew

 

[partypilot1]

Bottom of five, right handed, love heights but scared of widths! I can't spell worth sh8t though.

 

[Hobbs]

Left Handed/First Born

Fear of heights is mild but defintely there. I've heard of that from other experienced/proficient pilots.

 

[flyguybri]

First born and a leftie...I guess I must be a pilot. Not scared of heights though.

 

[HMR]

Wait a minute!!! Now I remember...

The way I heard it was the majority of GOOD pilots are first-born, left-handed.

HMR
(first-born, left-handed and, did I mention, unusually good looking?)

 

[PaulThomas]

First born and left handed.
I love being on a roof, climb a ladder... but in some occassion like in a glass elevator, I do feel uneasy.

There must be some truth to this story as not that many people are left handed and most of the respondants were left handed. Then again maybe most right handed are staying silent.

 

[Wang Chung]

Firstborn, disproportionately afraid of left-handers.

 

[aroden]

I'm left handed and am terrified of heights - it took ALLOT of lessons before I could fly without feeling the onset of what felt like a panic attack. Every time I looked down and saw a tower, I'd visualize the plane hitting it and tumbling to the earth in pieces. And the instructor had trouble getting me to stall the airplane completely during practice for the same reason.

But that's part, maybe the best part, of the exhilaration of flying - knowing that I've conquered the fear.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

First born, right handed but left footed.

 

[minitour]

I'm first born...hell, only born...unless you count the blood clots my mother dragged out of her with a coat hangar....

and I'm afraid of heights.

-mini

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

First Born
Not Scared of Heights
Right Handed but can use the left hand for the important stuff.

 

[Huggyu2]

HMR likes to compare his flying skills and looks to Bob Hoover and Brad Pitt. He's correct - he looks like Bob Hoover and flies like Brad Pit.

That's a keeper!
I'm left handed.
Don't like heights, unless I'm in an airplane.
I'm the youngest of 3, but 7 year separates me from my sister, and 9 to my brother. So I'm kind of a "first born" or "only child".

 

[jaxpilot]

Well Im first born and left handed, but i dont consider myself afraid of heights.

 

[gkrangers]

First born (and hold favorite child status), right hander.

Ditto, not afraid of heights either.

 

[Flechas]

That's not what your CP says.....

Your feet looked pretty good, though.

Yeah that's what 350 said...

 

[CFIcare]

2 out of 3

Interesting topic.

I'm firstborn, originally left handed but went to a Catholic school where they made me switch. Now I write with my right hand but can also write with my left. Afraid of heights? nope. High bridges, bungee jumping, twisty mountain roads with no guardrail....love 'em. I WOULD hesitate to combine bungee jumping off a high bridge on a twisty mountain road with no guardrail, however.

 

[Flechas]

First born, right handed (But actually do a lot of stuff with my left hand, and wear my big pilot watch onmy right hand), and I love heights.

 

[NoPax]

First born (given away), write with my right hand, and do most other things with my left - dial phone numbers, use knife etc

Interesting topic - so whats the answer? Do I win?

 

[PAPA FOX!]

1 of 3

Right handed, not afraid of heights and first of two. Check out this article about fear of heights among pilots by Rod Machado. I think it addresses the WHY behind what all of you are curious about! One thing I'll bett iss thatt alll pilotts aree worsee att spppellling thann otherr peoplee!

 

[Goose Egg]

I'm first born, but right handed and have no trouble with heights at all. (However I do draw the line at bungee jumping.)

I bat left and ride goofy though. Go figure.

-Goose