Jun 9, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
Fear of flying leads people to do strange things. Avoid flying. Drive for miles and miles. Take trains. Dread vacations and honeymoons. Hate turbulence. Bolt off a plane just before the door closes. But for a man in Scotland, his fear of flying was so bad, he could...
May 21, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
“Give me three double martinis!” science fiction novelist Ray Bradbury told Delta Airlines before he boarded a cross-country flight. Bradbury didn’t exactly have a novel way to board an airplane. Many use alcohol. But the alcohol gave him the courage to get on the...
May 21, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
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...
May 14, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
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...
Apr 21, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
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...