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The A380 is ‘Indestructable’
A few months back a Quantas Airbus 380 had a huge engine failure that caused a lot of damage to the wing. But, the aircraft made a perfectly safe landing. As a precaution Quantas grounded all their a380’s while the incident was investigated. The problem was promptly identified and fixed. Today I saw an article […]
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Get a Free Copy of My New Fear of Flying Book
I have some news…. I’m going to write a book on overcoming your fear of flying. Whereas I think this site shares some great information on how to overcome your fear (I hope you agree!), as it has grown the information has become hard to find. There are some great articles here that don’t really […]
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The Fear of Turbulence: Video of Turbulence on easyJet Flight to Milan (MXP)
Hello fearful flyers, just a quick video for you today to show how little the aircraft actually moves during turbulent conditions. I managed to capture this video on a recent flight as a passenger. It shows a view of turbulence from a passenger window over the wing. You will see the wing moving around slightly, […]
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Bombs Found on Cargo Planes in UK and Dubai
This is going to be a very quick note in relation to the recent foiled terror plot. Bombs have been found on US bound planes. One was found on a cargo aircraft in Britain, and one in Dubai. As a fearful flyer, it’s very easy to see these reports and relate it to a passenger […]
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BA117 Emergency Landing at Heathrow
You may or may not have seen the reports of a British Airways emergency landing all over the media yesterday (2nd October 2010). This is yet another example of complete incompetency on behalf of the media. The story goes that a handle on a cabin door was seen to be moving and this caused an […]
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Editorial: Michael O’Leary Suggests ‘Getting Rid’ of the Co-Pilot
Airline pilots have accused Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary of endangering passengers’ safety after he called for co-pilots to be replaced with air stewardesses ~ Sky News Online Ryanair (a UK low-cost airline) boss Michael O’Leary has always been arrogant, loud-mouthed, and obnoxious, but has he gone too far in suggesting getting rid of one of the […]
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How Does Hot Weather Cause Turbulence?
As the summer is pretty much upon us now, it is a good time to discuss a certain form of turbulence that will be common over the next few months. Often you will experience turbulence just after take-off and/or before landing despite it being a clear sunny day, with no clouds. So, why? What causes […]
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Why is it Suddenly Safe to Fly Through Volcanic Ash Cloud?
The Icelandic volcano (Eyjafjallajoekull for those that care!) that has caused so much disruption in the UK and European aviation industry is still erupting. So the question on many fearful flyer’s lips is; why is it now ok to fly through the ash cloud? Ok, a little background information to start. This country has never […]