May 5, 2020 | Capt Rons Blog, Captain Eric's Blog
Captain (involuntarily ret) Eric Larsen here from FearlessFlight LIVE on Tuesday nights at 6:30pm Pacific. I have temporarily relabeled myself “CA Chopped Liver” for most of the shows while I ‘process’ my own Covid-19 triggered transition from being a captain for the...
Dec 1, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
After the recent United Airlines turbulence incident and subsequent news coverage, those with a fear of flying (plus those not afraid to fly!) have been wondering about the wisdom of flying. Especially when flying can lead to turbulence that injured 21 people. A lot...
Aug 21, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
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...
Jul 21, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
People who are afraid to fly all have something in common, a fear of crashing. They ask: What’s my chance of dying? When I saw an article about fatality rates on the front page of today’s Arizona Republic, I thought of all our FearlessFlight.com visitors who worry...
Jul 20, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
People who are afraid to fly like to dwell on airplane crashes. Imagine that! Okay, so yes, I’ll admit it. Airplanes do crash. But the likelihood of it happening to the one you’re on is pretty slim. The latest airplane crash statistics show that your kid has a...