Yeah, flying was more antsy to think about than do but my trips were only like 3 hours and I had great companions on fun trips. Actually, I loved the flying. You just have to stay focused on everything beautiful and fun about it and not you-know-what.
You're right I'm sure and I've never really been bothered by flying even on 6-7 hour flights...Guess I'm kind of borrowing trouble where there doesn't need to be any problems. I'll find out soon enough...wonder if they let you take parachutes as carry-on luggage?!