Unafraid To Fly

As a commercial pilot, a flight instructor, and now mainly a frequent flier, I’ve really started to notice just how many people are afraid to fly. It seems that flying makes many people nervous also, and they are not even aware of it. But, their behavior once on board the aircraft shows that they are.

I’ve decided to start this blog in order help people overcome their fear of flying. What we’ll do is take a close look at many parts of this industry, including:

• How airlines operate
• What makes an airplane fly
• What the pilots are doing at various stages of the flight
• What was that noise I just heard
• Aviation safety statistics
• Aircraft maintenance
• Why the media likes to use fear to scare you
• Bad weather, including turbulence
• Myths about air travel