fear of flying theme

Someone exhibits aviophobia: the fear of being in a flying vehicle.

9 total · 3 major · 6 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Airplane (1980) major Ted overcame his fear of flying in order to pursue Elaine
tz1959e5x03 major Bob had a pathological fear of flying.
tz1983d major Airline passenger John Valentine was a bundle of nerves on a flight that was passing through a thunderstorm.
columbo1971e0x02 minor A visibly nervous Columbo asked if there was something wrong with the helicopter motor without the slightest sign of anything being amiss. Leslie took Columbo out of his comfort zone by flying him around in her personal aircraft.
columbo1971e3x07 minor Columbo was visibly shaken upon exiting the two seater aircraft, after previously having revealed that his ears pop in an elevator and he "didn't even like being this tall".
ds97x02 minor Ezri had a fear of flying owing to one of her past lives having been in a spaceship crash
movie: Armageddon (1998) minor Rockhound confessed to having a "small fear of flying" moments before the fighter jet he was in took a sharp turn.
movie: The Wolverine (2013) minor Logan was on pins and needles on his 15 hour flight to Japan.
movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) minor Flying in a small plane made Logan anxious to the point that he sweated.