Archive for July, 2009

Afraid to Fly? Then Meet the Pilots!

Image by Rennett Stowe via Flickr

I came across this column called Feeding the Fear of Flying about the writer’s fearful flyer husband.  The couple’s solution to cure fear of flying made me smile and reminded me of what we advise fearful flyers to do.
The writer described her own fear of heights (which doesn’t bother her [...]

Piloting the Cleared for Takeoff Class

Capt. Ron Nielsen invited me to his Phoenix Cleared for Takeoff class for fear of flying to help out.  Although Capt. Ron has been working with fearful flyers for a long time, this was a new experience for me and the other assistant pilot Capt. Eric as we helped to “pilot” the fear of [...]

Quick But Strange Fear of Flying Cure

People constantly ask us what’s the best way to get over their fear of flying.  We always tell them that ultimately “you gotta fly to get over it.”
Well, one guy took that advice to heart..or rather to the air, over and over again.  Perhaps you heard of Mark Malkoff who decided to spend a month [...]