OK, from the reactions I conclude that many pilots are sissies. Probably all of them, as the rest won’t admit their fear of heights..
I hate heights, I can’t sit on the edge of anything more than 5 meters high, but I don’t feel a thing when flying. It’s strange for me, too.
I don’t like heights…
in such situations I do always say “I am always nervous before getting above 500 ft AGL”..but I would be nervous under this situation as well.
I don’t like heights…
Should I change the thread title to “VMC on top”, as “VFR on top” is a nonexistent concept in Europe?
Ah, busted. I shouldn’t write about stuff I don’t know much about. 
Are there any more of you like me?
I don’t have much trouble with heights but I’d say this is perfectly normal. I looked at a few more of these ‘roofing’ videos and some made me cringe as well. I would think the only people that have no trouble at all have either had a lot of exposure to heights in real life or maybe lack imagination?
Also I find it quite sursprising how quickly one gets used to things that seem crazy at first. On my first parachute jump it was pretty quiet in the aeroplane. After only a couple of jumps it was back to normal as the aeroplane climbed. The same with aerobatics. The first few tailslides are pretty exciting but this goes away quite quickly.
Should I change the thread title to “VMC on top”, as “VFR on top” is a nonexistent concept in Europe?
Nope. These guys are in China ;-)
Should I change the thread title to “VMC on top”, as “VFR on top” is a nonexistent concept in Europe?
I wouldn’t consider I have vertigo, but I could feel a sensation in my legs just watching that video. I don’t have a fear of heights in a plane or somewhere else relatively stable (even if I knew I was going to do aerobatics which isn’t stable), but I don’t like heights looking over ledges on tall building or climbing something higher than an average ladder. I didnt particularly like parasailing when I did it a few years ago. I think most people have these symptoms though.
Just looking at this video is nauseating to me. I suffer from vertigo, even standing on a ladder.
Sorry to hijack this thread, but apparently such kind of vertigo has nothing to do with the fear of heights while flying, of which I have none whatsoever, not flying low, nor high, nor in a closed cockpit or open cockpit, nor at high speed or hovering in a helicopter.
Are there any more of you like me? The explanation?
They are climbers, not base jumpers. I have done some climbing and parachuting myself in the past. But without a safety line I’d probably rather jump with a chute than climb back down.
