Fear of Flying, Afraid of Flying?........ Airfraid.com IS HERE TO HELP YOU. Airfraid has a great collection of information relevant to the individuals personal requirements. All levels of help e.g: courses, hypnosis, books, CD’s, topical editorials and links to many useful companies offering professional advice and useful ideas all with the main aim of making flying a more comfortable experience.........list of contents Airfraid.com is selected on average 10000 times per day and personal page visits of 400 per day. Airfraid.com has a Google ranking of number 2 World Wide. There is an obvious need for information and help on the Fear of Flying so Airfraid.com is always on the look out for more information to place here. Please contact us if you feel that you can contribute to this website to help others. Aviation security measures - follow this link for more news from the Home Office .......www.homeoffice.gov.uk - and the Department for Transport .......http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/index.htm AIR TRAVEL IS ALREADY THE SAFEST FORM OF TRANSPORT, and is continuing to improve. The worldwide rate of fatal accidents for public transport operations is now only 0.2 per million flying hours and the UK is among the world leaders in terms of its national safety record. There are approximately 2 million flights per year in UK regulated airspace. See: www.caa.co.uk How do aeroplanes fly? A friend of mine used to say that he'd never fly, as he couldn't understand how he could trust anything with a couple of spin-dryers under the wings. I tried to explain, but he was having none of it. He just couldn't understand how something so big could fly and be safe...........click here to read more.... Turbulence Explained - The important thing to remember about turbulence is that although it can be uncomfortable it is not dangerous. A good explanation of what really happens when there is Turbulence and why we feel the way we do......more details COURSES TO HELP CONTROL THE FEAR OF FLYING (Five Pages of course choices) Going on a course can really open up your mind and change your whole life..............click here for more details Preparing to fly - First of all make sure that all at home and work has been left in complete tidyness, physically and mentally... ....more details Air Traffic Control explained.... The function of the individual air traffic controller is to maintain the separation required by all the aircraft in his sector. He can achieve this by instructing the pilots to adjust their speed, change their altitude, or to fly a slightly different route. There are times when many aircraft want to cruise at the same altitude so he will have to consider the needs of each aircraft and adjust on a priority basis. Read more..... UK-AIR.NET - An excellent website with information about, seating plans, seat pitches, passenger rights, whats new in the news of flying and more........click here to go to UK-AIR.NET Consultant Psychologist - What causes fear of flying? There are many theories as to the cause of fear of flying. The fear can affect both those who have never travelled by air, as well as highly experienced travellers, including aircrew.........read more FLYING WITH CHILDREN - If you are taking your children travelling with you and this involves flying and you are not a confident flyer - then your greatest challenge on your holiday is not to show your children that you are afraid! .......click here to read more..... 2 pages of useful information. InFlight exercises......to print out and take with you on your flight.(3 Pages) And for those who will not fly - there are many ideas (3 pages) and links to companies offering alternative travel ideas, travelling without flying, and no fly holidays...more info Flight socks prove their worth - Research shows compression socks can reduce likelihood of blood clots. New tests have shown that wearing compression socks on long-haul flights DOES reduce the chance of getting blood clots.....click here to read more.......The success of using Travel/Flight Socks as seen on TV ' Should I worry about.....?' on BBC 1 - 21.10.04
Let a pilot explain ... A couple of articles here from the You Tube famous Kev Burn. How it flies, what are the noises...
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