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A flight on this personal seaplane helped me overcome a major fear in my life

Sep 29, 2015, 22:45 IST

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Screenshot via ICON
Screenshot via ICON

As Business Insider's transportation reporter, flying on planes is an integral part of my job description.

Unfortunately for me, acrophobia is also a major part of life.

Simply put, I don't like heights.

Although I thoroughly enjoy flying on big airliners, small planes still bug me. I don't like the instability, the single engine - and I don't like the all-too frequent instances of general aviation aircraft falling out of the sky.

Recently, ICON Aircraft introduced their new A5 light sport personal seaplane. It's a small two-seat amphibious plane that can take off and land from both the land and water. Based on the company's videos and photos, it looked pretty awesome. 

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The company made a couple of its planes and pilots available for demo flights over the Hudson River. The invitation was too good to pass up. But I was still hesitant. So I talked a videographer colleague of mine into going with me and take the test flight in my place. 

Here's how it went. 

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