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Fear of Flying Book: Overcome Your Fear of Flying
There are plenty of books out there on the fear of flying, or more accurately, how to overcome it. I would always recommend buying one that features psychologists AND aviation experts as both aspects are important. A new book has recently been published that meets this criteria. Entitled Overcome Your Fear of Flying it is […]
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Media Reports of Continental Flight 128: Severe Turbulence
Ok, as I have said over and over again here, turbulence is not dangerous as long as you are following the guidelines and have your seatbelt fastened. Media reports – once again – are misleading. It is amazing to see the level to which they twist words and headlines to make the event seem more […]
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Fear of Flying in Bad Weather: Rain
There are two reasons why I have written this article. Firstly, a reader who completed the fear of flying survey suggested it and secondly, a passenger boarded my aircraft a few weeks ago in torrential rain, and asked me; Have you ever flown in rain like this before? Is it safe? Never before had I […]
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A Reader’s Story – The Fear of Flying in Perspective
A Flying Fear reader wrote this short story and emailed it to me to share with other readers; A teenage girl of about 15, Kirsten, was travelling to her hometown in Sweden from her boarding school in America to see her family. She had always felt slightly nervous of planes, but she had agreed to […]
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How Safe is Flying? Detailed Statistics
I understand that statistics are not enough for you to overcome your fear of flying, but I have to show you some proof to back up everything else I tell you on this website. To overcome your fear you must understand WHY and HOW flying is safe, and this is where this website will really […]
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Flight AF447: My Thoughts
There is no point in pretending the incident involving Flight AF447 did not happen – it’s all over the world’s media. So, I want to share my thoughts with you, the fearful flyer; We do not know WHAT has caused the incident, so there is no point in focusing on it. Focusing on an incident […]
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Update: Monarch’s Rejected Take-Offs
You may have read the article I wrote a few weeks ago regarding the reporting of a Monarch flight from London Gatwick to Taba that experienced three consecutive rejected take-offs, before leaving 8 hours late. You can read the original article by clicking here – or find out more information on what a rejected take-off […]
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Medical Emergencies on Transatlantic Flights
I’ve been asked to write this article by a reader of Flying Fear. If you have a subject you would like me to write about, please contact me. I wrote an article on medical emergencies a few months ago, and stated that on the average flight the aircraft can land within 30 minutes – and […]