Are you fed up with having nightmares about flying? Had enough of experiencing anxiety when flying (when everybody else is enjoying the flight)? Are constant panic attacks bringing you down? It’s time to get help….
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What is the Fear of Flying – Is it Normal?!
The fear of flying is an incredibly widespread phobia, with up to one third of the population suffering to some degree – from mild anxiety, to severe panic attacks.
You are not alone, and are perfectly normal. It can be said, however, that you have an irrational fear.
I’m sure you are aware of all the statistics that show flying to be one of the safest forms of travel, right?
Statistics are great, but they are not going to help you until you understand WHY you are supposedly so safe cruising at 11km up in the air.
That’s why Flying Fear was created. We tell you WHY and HOW commercial air travel is safe. With inside information on airline procedures, regulations and much more, we provide you with the facts to back up the statistics.
Did You Know?
Between 1990-1999 706million passengers flew on UK registered aircraft with zero fatalities and just 6 serious injuries. This equates to a passenger serious injury rate of 1 in 118million.
Find out HOW so many passengers flew to their destinations safely by reading through our fear of flying articles.
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How Do You Overcome Your Fear of Flying?
Firstly, you need to identify exactly WHAT you are scared of. Why do you have a fear? Are you scared during turbulence? Take-off? Landing? All of the above?
At what point do you start to feel the fear? When you get on-board? In the airport? Or, before you even book a flight?
Each individual case is different, but usually a fear of flying can be categorised under one of the following headings;
Fear of Turbulence, Lack of Control, Terrorism/Security, Mechanical Failure, Bad Weather, Previous Bad Experience.
Many fears stem from a fear of the unknown. The first step is always to research flying. Make sure you understand HOW aircraft fly, and slowly start to understand WHY flying is so safe in comparison to almost any other activity (including crossing the road).
About Us
Flying Fear was ‘born’ in November 2008 when a Flight Attendant became so frustrated at the lack of useful fear of flying help available for free.
After meeting nervous passengers almost daily onboard his flights, it became clear there was a need for more free help & advice.
We are still a relatively new site and are adding more features constantly. But we are already receiving 100,000 hits a month and many emails from fear of flying sufferers.
Our aim is to make this the number 1 resource for free fear of flying help. As any good site should be, we are open to comments and suggestions. This site is for you, and we welcome any feedback you have. Just contact us any time….
How to Use This Site
We are always striving to make Flying Fear as easy to use as possible – and will continuously make improvements to the site.
To enable you to find the articles specific to your fear, use the search box at the very top of the page on the right hand side.
For example, if you have a fear of turbulence enter turbulence into the search box and click ‘go’. This will give you a list of all articles and pages that mention turbulence.
Further to this, below every one of our articles there is a section headed ‘Related Articles’, followed by a list of articles related to the one you are reading. This makes it easier for you to quickly find more information on the subject.
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Testimonials
Recent comments from visitors to the site via email;
Thank you so much for this site. A lot of other sites actually heighten my fear. You’re offers the reassurance and concrete facts and confidence that I need. – New York
Thanks for your tips, I am one of the person who had have flight so many hours before (crossing the Atlantic Ocean more than 10 times) and suddenly I started to develop a kind of fear to flight, I feel embarrassed myself that after so many flights I become so nervous when I have to flight I used to enjoy a lot flying, I was the type of person who can felt sleep even before the take off and suddenly after a turbulence I started to worry about flying.
As a pilot and owner of a small airplane I can say that many people feel some degree of fear and that’s normal. In the case of small aircraft, where it is actually possible to do so as opposed as to what takes place in a large commercial transport, letting your passenger take the controls of the plane for a while, and making him or her feel what it feels like to actually fly the thing under your supervision, usually helps a lot.
It is my understanding that some countries do not have the type restrictions that we have on landing in poor weather. I even saw a video on youtube showing a plane attempting to land in a typhoon and it ran off the runaway. And I saw another special called air emergency on the Discovery Channel that stated that Canada restrictions are less than ours in the United States. I am flying to Tokyo this summer. Does anyone know what the restrictions are as far as landing in bad weather in Tokyo? Flying Delta Airlines from Atlanta to Tokyo nonstop.
What matters is that you are flying with a reputable airline that will have their own restrictions regarding landing in bad weather conditions – so you do not need to worry about what restrictions the airport has.
Hope that helps.
Hi,
I currently feel terrified when the aircraft is taking off or landing. I also feel like this when there is turbulence. Currently I in India and was due to return to the UK on April 16th but due to the situation with the Icelandic volcanic ash our flight has been re-scheduled until May 11th. This hasn’t helped me either. I have flown 6 times in the past 5 weeks ( 4 internal flights in India ) and I have felt terrified on each flight.
Can you please help?
Amit
Thank you for your tips, I felt really ashamed that after being a really avid traveler, after one particualar flight, I experienced what I would say after reading you turbulence descriptions as “Severe” I started to develop a fear of turbulence. I would still fly as I like to travel and visit exotic locations every change I can get, but the travel experience would not be the same as I was not able to rest in long or short flights and everytime I felt turbulence my heart would start raicing and I would get really nervous hoping for the turbulence to stop and not get as bad as it did on that flight from SJU to MCO even in the cases were the turbulence was really minor. But thank you for all the information I was able to obtain and also for the information regarding how even on the must severe cases of turbulence planes are safe, eventhough severe cases of turbulence can happen they are very rare. (So hopefully, I wont have to experience another severe turbulence and even if I do I can remember the information on this web page) Again Thank You