http://www.flyingfear.net A Flight Attendant's Guide to Overcoming Your Fear of Flying Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:06:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FlyingFearhttp://feedburner.google.com [caption id="attachment_1033" align="alignleft" width="317" caption="Flying Without Fear iPhone Application"][/caption] Virgin's Flying Without Fear course has long been considered one of the best UK courses available, with thousands of successful customers. The course was recently featured in the media when actress Whoopi Goldberg's fear of flying was cured after completing it. Some ... http://www.flyingfear.net/articles/the-virgin-flying-without-fear-iphone-application.html If you are anything like me, Christmas shopping is a challenge for you. I never know what to buy people, and I spend endless hours searching shops and websites looking for that perfect gift. I always aim to buy something special that will be useful and memorable for the recipient. ... http://www.flyingfear.net/articles/soar-the-perfect-christmas-gift.html I've spent the last 6 hours updating the site, and I'm hoping you'll agree that it is an improvement. I decided last night that the site was hard to read, and starting to run slowly. So, I've focused the new design on improving in both these areas. A new larger, clearer ... http://www.flyingfear.net/articles/the-new-flying-fear-website.html I receive many emails from readers regarding the fear of flying. Many of them follow the same theme though, and this one that I received yesterday is relatively typical. I thought it would be helpful to post the email and my response here for all to see. Obviously names are ... http://www.flyingfear.net/articles/fear-of-flying-an-email-about-turbulence.html Earlier this year I wrote an article on the Fear of Flying in Fog, and more specifically, how an aircraft can land itself using the latest technology. Of course the pilots are still monitoring all systems, and the aircraft must be rated to complete such a landing. Also, all autopilot ... http://www.flyingfear.net/articles/video-autoland-in-fog.html 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. Entitles Overcome Your Fear ... http://www.flyingfear.net/articles/fear-of-flying-book-overcome-your-fear-of-flying.html I've been running this website for approx 9 months now, and through that time I've answered many emails from people with a fear of flying. As the site becomes more and more popular though, it is becoming difficult to keep up with the messages flooding my inbox - although I ... http://www.flyingfear.net/articles/win-a-10-or-15-amazon-gift-card.html 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 ... http://www.flyingfear.net/articles/media-reports-of-continental-flight-128-severe-turbulence.html 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 boarder my aircraft a few weeks ago in torrential rain, and said to me; Have you ever flown in rain like this before? Is it ... http://www.flyingfear.net/articles/fear-of-flying-in-bad-weather-rain.html 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 ... http://www.flyingfear.net/articles/a-readers-story-the-fear-of-flying-in-perspective.html