Tell the crew when you board that you're a first timer and scared, they should keep an eye on you.
Once you go through security at the airport (a fun experience in which you half undress, put all your personal belongings in a tray to be scanned and let someone wave at you with a wand before redressing) you'll be through to the duty free area. Shops charging a premium, a pub / gastropub/ restaurant and chairs: bit like Waterloo tbh
Keep an eye out for your gate & when it's time to get there. The electronic boards will tell you but they can update quickly. Can sometimes be a 10 minute walk to your gate - it's basically like a massive train station.
At your gate there's another waiting area, just seats this time. When it's time to board you'll have to show your ticket/boarding pass and then you either walk down a sky bridge (corridor) to the plane door or you might cross the tarmac and climb steps to enter the plane. Sometimes they stick you on a shuttle bus if it's a bit of a distance.
Crew greets you at the door, you find your seat (like when you go to the theatre) and get comfortable. Bags must be stowed in the above head lockers or under the seat for safety purposes. I usually get out what I want for the flight at this point (headphones, book...).
Once everyone's seated there will be a safety demo: how to fasten your seat belt, what to do an emergency, where the emergency exits are. This is also described on double sided A4 piece of card in the pocket of the seat in front of you.
Seats must be upright & trays up for take off and landing.
The aeroplane will taxi (drive) to the runway. Sometimes if there's a delay you can be waiting to taxi for a while.
Takeoff: the plane will taxi (drive) forward, increasing its speed as it does so. With lift off the front of the plane (nose) will rise and you'll be a pressed into the back of your seat (not forcefully, more like when you're in a car which accelerates suddenly).
You'll be at this angle 🛫 until you reach altitude (flying height) when the plane levels off. After a couple of minutes the seat belt sign will go off and you'll be allowed to leave your seat, put your tray down etc.
I HATE rollercoasters- they terrify me, even the one at Legoland...Love take off though!
I haven't flown just an hour so they might not bother, but usually once you're level in the air the tea trolley will come round.
Landing is the same in reverse. When you actually land, the wheels will touch down with a bump or two - it can feel a bit alarming but don't be alarmed, it's normal. The plane will be whizzing along the tarmac and the pilot will reduce acceleration until you stop. Some pilots are gentler at this than others. Others Im convinced like to whizz along the runway a bit 🙄
The pressure changes of take off or landing can make your ears pop, feel a bit deaf. Sometimes some people can get some ear pain but I've never experienced this. Yawn or suck a boiled sweet to equalise the pressure and your ears will return to normal.
You'll get your stuff when permitted to and alight from the plane. Its the usual rush to be the first off but it makes little difference.
If you fly with Ryanair they'll probably charge you to look out the window 😉 if I remember rightly they play a dreadful trumpeting noise when they land and I seem to remember adverts being played loudly at take off too but I've largely blocked it from memory. Apparently sometimes people cheer on landing but thankfully I've never experienced this 😄