Fear of flying
 

Hi all,
Does anybody happen to know of a fear of flying course in SOCAL. I have been told an AS Captain runs such a course but I dont have any contact details.

A friend is hoping to visit family in europe but has been postponing such a trip for . . . . about 35 years due fear of flying.

Regards

I goggled fear of flying and came up with dozens of sites..

Here is one example.

Fear of Flying Basics

There are scarier things, like dividing by zero.

35 years of life and experiences gone because of a fear of something that happens tens of thousands of tiems a day....

I'd say take a boat to Europe!

USMCFLYR

Another option would be to just buy them a discovery flight. Maybe some happy pills etc.. Cheaper than a psych consult!

This is actually a great idea. I did this to my dad who was scared of airliners. After a discovery flight in a 172, he says the airliners are much safer because they're more advanced.

This is my comparison:

Small fishing/wakeboarding boat:cruise ship as 172:airliner

scarier to go on the smaller one, after that the big one feels almost like home.