I have just been reading a website that claims to be able to cure your fear of flying, cure your smoking habit and do a number of other miraculous things for you. The information is presented in a way that seems credible. But to my senses as an experienced pilot is best described as utter […]
A fear of flying is often heightened at the airport if an aircraft is undergoing maintenance while it is parked in view of the passengers.During a routine steering and tyre inspection of my car recently, my anxiety levels hit the roof. A long conversation between two mechanics turned out to be a re arrangement of […]
Sometimes a fear of flying can be aggravated by the type of plane that you fly in. Most common is a fear of flying in an aircraft that has propellers. The aircraft engine shown here is a combination of a jet engine…and a propeller. It has the reliability of a jet and the efficiency of […]
One of the regular questions about a fear of flying that I’m asked is about the reliability of engines. Now that two engined aircraft are frequently used on intercontinental flights that’s hardly surprising. But jet engines are very different from the old piston engines shown in this picture. Jet turbines are used in the production […]
When I started flying in 1959 pilots were expected to be individuals and forthright leaders. Their decisions were expected to be followed without question and everything about them wsa based on the military stereotype. And that’s why so many people with a fear of flying are pleased to discover that the ‘Hollywood pilot’ isn’t anything […]
Don’t make your fear of flying worse by ignoring it and just hoping that when the time comes to step on board you’ll find the courage. Careful preparation of your mind and body will make it easier to resist the negative thoughts that control your actions. If we were preparing for an interview or an […]
The first navigation exercises that new pilots undergo are prepared with a map, a pencil and a clock. They know which way the wind is blowing from the forecasts and allow for this when they point their aircraft towards the destination. Like a boat adjusts for the tide a plane does the same with the […]
There seem to be more and more advertisement on the web for ‘life style’ and other quick ways to overcome the fear of flying. Most suggest a new way of looking at our lives. If we do that not only can we overcome our fear of flying we can stop smoking become the boss, get […]