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If you want to overcome your fear of flying you really must know the facts…not the myths about flying.

Do you want to fly without all the worries that go with it. Read on then. Most fearful flyers describe flying in a way that is very different from reality and end up reinforcing their worries, so this section is about showing you the facts about the things that worry anxious flyers the most. It won’t seem like it to you right now but knowing the facts about flying has to be your starting point. Be confident…we’ll get you flying.

Whatever you learn, on a course, with therapy, or how ever you deal with your fear, if you believe that an aircraft will plummet out of the sky if the engines stop then you are likely to believe that regardless of what else you do. In times of stress you will recall ‘what you know best’. And if ‘what you know best’ is nonsense you’ll never overcome your fear. Knowledge gives you the foundation to build a strong and lasting strategy to overcome your fear of flying.

Included in this section to help you overcome your Fear of Flying.

Overcoming my fear- Here you will learn about the fear of flying and how to overcome it.

It’s possible to unlearn everything about your fear of flying, for example by learning the truth about turbulence will make a difference.

Understand more about the weather and how well prepared pilots are for any weather conditions

What are those unexpected noises that you hear when you’re flying along?

Learn about and understand the movements of a plane.

Fear can change how you perceive things even as simple as a plane into something unrealistic.

See why the fear of flying is more ‘normal’ than you think.

Learn about thunderstorms

See what being stressed does to your ability to cope.

Are you confident in the way your plane is looked after.

How Air Traffic Control kooks after you while you’re flying along.

Read about why the fear of flying is more ‘normal’ than you think.

Learn about how much training and checking the crews undergo.

See how Pilots and Training create the safest form of travel on the planet.

Yes, you can overcome your fear of flying.

Get help today for your fear of flying >

It’s important to deal with facts about the fear of flying. There are so many myths and misunderstandings in aviation and they are quoted so often that you’re bound to believe that it’s the truth. The main source of information for the public is from the newspapers or television and for fearful flyers in particular those misleading Air Disaster and Black Box programs. As you’ll see when you visit the Fear of flying Support Network most people describe their experiences in very emotive terms, descending is often called plummetting and taking off is anything from blasting off to heading skywards. None of these words help when you have a fear of flying. That’s why we’ve prepared this section…it tells you about the things that concern you but in a style that is easy to understand but accurate. This may not seem very important to you right now with all the other things you have to worry about, but the way we describe things influences how you feel and subsequently how you behave. And it’s very important to re-structure your thoughts so that you can overcome your fear of flying and behave in a way that causes you less anxiety.