Capt Ron’s Blog
Afraid to Fly? Then Meet the Pilots!
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...
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...
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...
Fear of Flying: 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...
Facing Fear in 2010
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...
Flying Cheap and Fear of Flying
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...
