Do pilots get acrophobia?

My father, rest his soul, was about a 7,000 hour general aviation pilot. Owned his first airplane when he was 15 or 16 and was a Piper Aircraft Dealer and Distributor until he retired. And he was acrophobic. He absolutely couldn't stand on a ladder or chair to change a light bulb. read more

My father, rest his soul, was about a 7,000 hour general aviation pilot. Owned his first airplane when he was 15 or 16 and was a Piper Aircraft Dealer and Distributor until he retired. And he was acrophobic. He absolutely couldn’t stand on a ladder or chair to change a light bulb. read more

Acrophobia is the fear of heights. The fear of death phobia is called Thanatophobia. read more