Guide for Supporters

Our joint aim is to get them to believe and accept that they will not uncover anything on this site, or on the course, that will make them feel worse than they already do. Curiously, however anxious some people are about flying, they prefer to live with the ‘devil they know rather than the one they don’t’ .  In their minds trying to overcome the fear will be worse than the fear they have.

 

It’s more usual for people to learn to deal with their fears rather than completely overcoming them, although of course some people learn to love flying. This means setting realisable objectives rather than hopes and dreams that can never be realised, so part of your job as a supporter is to manage their expectations.

If you wish to book a Ground Course for someone and then tell them about it subsequently, we can help by saying that if this is the case we will not hold you to the booking and will refund your money if the person is unable or unwilling to attend the course within 6 months. I suggest that you encourage the person to come to the course as soon as they can, because they spend longer feeling like a ‘normal flyer’ rather than even more time as a ‘fearful flyer’.

There is a belief that it’s better to do the fear of flying ground course just before the flight and get on to it before the effects wear off. Though this sounds sensible it’s not really the best way to approach the problem. Bearing in mind that we offer a free place on any subsequent course the fearful flyer is then more likely to get on with things in the knowledge that if they want a ‘top up’ then it’s always available.

The cost of  the course is £175.00 (The one-to-one course costs £225) You can come along as a supporter for just £15.00 to cover refreshments and lunch. This means that you spend the whole day doing the course with the person you are supporting, and will  help you to understand the fear and gain fresh insights into it. Few people come along for a top up but they tell me that it is ‘in the background’ as a means of support should they need it. This is very beneficial because it means that the fearful flyer is facing and living with their fear but most importantly dealing with it. Our course is designed to empower people to work things out for themselves rather than be reliant and dependent upon anyone else. It is a solution that has worked well for many anxious flyers.