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...
Feb 29, 2012 | Capt Rons Blog
Overcoming Fear of Flying – When You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know! How do you get over something like fear of flying if you can’t wrap your brain around airplanes and aviation? Unless you have some basic understanding of flying and airplanes, it’s hard to put...
Jul 8, 2010 | Capt Rons Blog
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...
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...
