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Hello fearful flyer, It’s a pleasure to welcome you to the fear of flying help site. I am a flight attendant with experience of over 3000 flights, and after spending a lot of time talking to nervous passengers onboard my flights, I decided to start Flying Fear to help a much wider audience.
The fear of flying can be debilitating, resulting in sufferers missing out on family events or holidays and – in some cases – work promotions. Many of you suffer in silence, others have to cope with loved ones, or work colleagues simply not understanding your fear. I do understand and want to help you.
Many people’s fears stem from a lack of understanding, and a lack of control. Understanding how and why flying is so safe will better enable you to hand over control to the professionals, and allow you to relax and enjoy your next flight.
You can overcome your fear, and I will be with you every step of the way.
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Turbulence is a cause of the majority of passenger’s anxiety during flight, but it is not dangerous. Get the Fear of Turbulence Booklet, read the Turbulence Mini-Course or Turbulence Articles.
It’s very easy for me to tell you that flying is safe, but where is the proof? Read through the articles on aviation safety to find out more. Or have a look at aviation safety statistics.
Bad weather – whether it’s rain, thunderstorms, wind, or snow – causes a great deal of anxiety among those with a fear of flying. But, did you know that airlines, airports and aviation authorities have strict guidelines that are adhered to when it comes to weather conditions.
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Hello All,
My fear of flying only developed recently and I’m not sure why that is …
I’ve always been anxious with landing & take off but not to the point where I hang onto the seat with death grip. However, I first noticed my anxiety is almost unmanageable last Easter when I flew from Sydney to Melbourne & back. Prior to last Easter, I actually flew from Australia to UK & some side trips from UK to Norway & UK to Zurich in 2010 with manageable stress level. I have even flown with Pelangi Air from Indonesia to Malaysia about 10 years ago.
However, my recent trip from Sydney to Hobart has left me with an almost debilitating stress level … It didn’t help with news reports that a Qantas flight lost latitude in mid flight causing spinal injuries to passengers recently, news reports that flight crew on the airline that I was flying with (i.e. Jetstar) were forcing crew members to work long hours & recruiting crew members from Asia who are willing to work long hours with less pay. My stress level further worsened when I flew back from Hobart to Sydney on the weekend, the flight was diverted to Melbourne due a electrical fault (i.e. a burning smell was detected) in the rear galley. I was petrified when I was sitting at the window seat watching the plane trying to land in Melbourne even there was minimal jerkiness & no turbulence experienced (thank god for the good weather). I watched in horror (please note I didn’t smell anything while I was on the flight or witnessed any unusual about the plane as it was being towed away, it was just my head playing up) as the plane being towed away while another plane was organised to take us from Melbourne to Sydney.
I simply have not been able to control my fear and have been getting a tight feeling in my chest since the weekend. And the ironic thing is that I’m a rock climber and am very used to height & taking falls with the climbing rope tie to my waist. However, I simply could not control my fear & stress and I was experiencing some chest pains while I was training in my local indoor rock climbing gym tonight. I guess to escalate my stress level, I have not been helping myself by trying to find out whether there were any air traffic fatalities relating to Tasmanian aviation. To my surprise, I have found our former chairman of Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Dick Smith, has spoken out in July 2011 about his concerns after a few near misses at Launceston and his concerns also extend to Hobart airport.
I’m due to fly from Australia to Thailand in mid August with Jetstar again and I’m really uncertain at this stage how I’m going to cope with an almost 9 hours flight … My head is just swimming at the moment & my worst fear is drowning in a sinking aircraft which I’ve been having difficulty in sleeping for the last 2 nights with such thoughts in my head. I’m seriously considering to see my doctor tomorrow …
Any advice will be greatly appreciated …