Archive for Overcoming Fear of Flying

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 [...]

Fear of Flying and Flight Attendant TLC

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We always tell fearful flyers to admit their fear of flying to the flight attendants when they’re first boarding.  Even though flight attendants have a lot to do on a flight, the majority of them will be compassionate about your fear of flying and give you a little extra TLC.
Yahoo travel has a [...]

Flying with a Fearful Flyer Friend

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My friend Windy is flying tomorrow, and I’m afraid for her.  I’m not afraid that her plane will crash.  No, I know that flying is the safest way to travel on the planet.  I’m afraid she’ll have a horrible flight because she’s flying with a friend who has a fear of [...]

Fear of Flying Is No Joke

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If you have a fear of flying, you’ll enjoy travel expert Pauline Frommer’s interview of Capt. Ron on 4/5/09 for syndicated radio station WOR’s The Travel Show.

During the five-minute interview, Capt. Ron presents some interesting statistics about fear of flying.  He talks about the steps associated with overcoming fear of [...]

Would You Rather Fly or Have a Root Canal?

If’ you’re a fearful flyer (and it’s likely that you are considering you’re reading this post), which would you pick:

Door #1, Having a Root Canal?
or Door #2, Flying on an Airplane?

If you picked the root canal, this is your lucky week!  March 29 to April 4 is National Root Canal Awareness Week, and you are just one [...]

Fear of Flying Worse Than Before?

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Is your fear of flying getting better or worse?  After the successful outcome of the Miracle on the Hudson Flight,  I posted a poll on Fearless Flight.com to take the fear of flying “temperature” of site visitors.   Presumably the visitors are fearful flyers.  Since I’ve posted the poll, there have been [...]

This Ain’t Your Mother’s Fear of Flying

A woman called today to inquire if there was room in our January Cleared for Takeoff class for fear of flying.  Since last month’s Arizona Republic article, we’ve been flooded with calls and email enrollments for our Phoenix class taught by veteran pilot Capt. Ron Nielsen.  It’s great that people are seeking help now that [...]

Miracle on the Hudson Flight and Fear of Flying

The show Inside Edition asked for people to call in and report whether or not the miracle flight of US Airways yesterday made them reluctant to fly.  While some of the US Airways plane still sits in the Hudson River, I’m happy to report that fearful flyers I’ve talked to today are reporting that they are no [...]

Fear of Flying Doesn’t Fit into Oprah’s Best Life Plan

If you have a fear of flying, you’re not experiencing what Oprah calls “living your best life” when you fly.  Or perhaps your fear of flying prevents you from visiting all the places you’d like to see.  Definitely not a good way to live your best life!
Oprah is devoting the next two weeks to Living Your Best Life.  Each day [...]

Leaving Fear of Flying Worries Behind

People with a fear of flying tend to spend a lot of time worrying about things that can go wrong.  I like to call them the “what if’s” of fear of flying:

What if we crash?
What if the plane’s too heavy to get off the ground?
What if there’s turbulence and the plane can’t take it?
What if [...]

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