well you are braver then I am. I wont fly. not that I am scared of the plane crashing. I just hate the TSA.
The first flight was out of a really small airport, early in the morning, and it was just standard stuff, I didn't get patted down or anything. I would hate that. The second airport I didn't have to go through that again so I guess I really didn't have to deal with the TSA much!
You seem like you were extremely calm during your first flight. My first flight, I was super still, I just prayed the whole time. lol I don't get as nervous now, but I still don't like looking out the window too much, I can feel that nervousness creep up if I stare too long.
I was nervous, but I also had a nice older guy who sat beside me, and we chatted before takeoff and I told him it was my first flight. He explained things that would happen, some sounds I would hear (both in takeoff and landing) which was really helpful because otherwise I probably would have freaked out.
I'm quite tall (6 foot 5 inches) and so plane travel for me is like riding in a sardine tin through the air - there's no leg room, it's just not comfy! I've only been overseas once and the plane flight was long enough for me - 7 hours to Kuala Lumpar, then 7.5 hours to Japan. I hate flying because it terrifies me (I almost had a panic attack and I prayed a lot).
Oh my! That is tall. I once rode a bus (Jefferson Lines, less fancy/nice than a Greyhound) for 23 hours straight. I got a seat to myself, but I felt so cramped, the rows were so close together. I'm only 5'7'', I can only imagine the trouble you would have had, Tintin.