Apr 21, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
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...
Jan 26, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
I just ran across something about fear that resonated with me. In conjunction with the new year, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on goal setting, and I re-watched a five-minute video of a interview with Florida counselor Ken Donaldson that I saw a year ago that had...
Dec 7, 2009 | Capt Rons Blog
PBS Frontline aired an excellent documentary recently called “Flying Cheap.” It highlighted the problems with regional airlines—those airlines that supplement major airlines by flying routes not profitable to fly with larger planes. Frontline chose to air the program...
Aug 21, 2009 | Capt Rons Blog
As a fear of flying and aviation expert, the aftermath of the Miracle on the Hudson brought requests from the local media for my take on US Airways Flight 1549’s ditching in the Hudson River. In one day, I appeared on one channel three times as an aviation expert and...
Jun 21, 2009 | Capt Rons Blog
December 17 is a historic day in aviation. In 1903, 106 years ago, the Wright brothers made their first flight. It was a monumental event then, but today their flight wouldn’t cover the distance from one wingtip on a Boeing 747 to the other. Their feat was pretty...