How to Overcome Fear of Flying - A Practical Guide to Change the Way You Think about Airplanes, Fear and Flying

Imagine leaving your fear of flying behind as you travel free from anxiety and fear.

Fear of flying is very real and affects millions of people. You are not alone! 

Whether you suffer minor stress, debilitating anxiety or panic attacks, fear of flying limits your ability to enjoy the safest way to travel on the planet. 

Designed to be used before and during flights, How to Overcome Fear of Flying will help you transform your overall flying experience. 

Getting over fear of flying is possible, and here’s a preview of what Capt Ron, a fear of flying expert, will teach you: 

• How you became afraid to fly. 
• What you can do to strategically prepare for your flight.
• How to stop the thoughts that create your anxiety and panic—even when those thoughts occur if you just think about flying. 
• How to manage your emotions before and during your flight. 
• How the unfamiliar sights, sounds and sensations during a flight are completely normal but can easily trigger anxiety, claustrophobia, and a disproportionate and excessive stress response in your mind and your body.
• What the pilots are actually doing and thinking throughout the various phases of flight.

A veteran pilot with an M.A. in Professional Counseling, Capt Ron will demystify your questions about airplanes and flying. He will share the same proven techniques he has taught thousands of fearful flyers around the world who now soar free from their fear of flying.

No matter whether your issue is

• Takeoff
  
• Turbulence,
  
• Claustrophobia, or
  
• Flying over Water
  

Capt Ron explains air travel in layman’s terms. He teaches you tools and techniques for feeling confident and in control from takeoff to landing. 

As you work through How to Overcome Fear of Flying, you will learn to recognize, regulate and replace your anxiety-promoting mental dialogue with mindfulness and confidence. Not only will these skills help you overcome your fear of flying, but they also have the power to transform other areas of anxiety you may experience. 

Capt Ron’s FearlessFlight^® Method incorporates three core elements:

1. The Psychology of Fear of Flying: Understand fear and how your brain hijacks your emotions.
2. Principles of Flight: Separate facts from myths about airplanes and flying.
3. Tools and Strategies for Successful Coping: Learn to use coping strategies to master your fear of flying.

You may have already tried getting over your fear of flying. Maybe your fear is so extreme you haven’t been on an airplane in years. Perhaps you tried numbing your fear of flying with Xanax, alcohol or other drugs, but the worse it gets. This book will help you to change they way you think about flying. Capt Ron is your expert guide who cares about fearful flyers—he’s been working with them for over 30 years! 

Capt Ron wants you to be able to experience flying free from your fear. He wrote this book about fear of flying so you could have an expert resource to finally help you solve this limiting and debilitating problem. 

“I didn’t fly in over 20 years due to fear of flying…I am still nervous but now it doesn’t control me anymore. Thank you, Capt Ron, for giving me part of my life back.” 
Karen M.  

If you’ve tried other fear of flying books and are still grounded by your fear, get How to Overcome Fear of Flying and get on the plane without the heavy baggage of fear of flying. 

Like Karen and the thousands of fearful flyers who have participated online and in-person FearlessFlight^® Programs and Services for the past 32 years, you can get that part of your life back

Known as Capt Ron to many thousands of fearful flyers he has helped since 1987, is a globally recognized fear of flying expert and international bestselling author. Growing up in rural Indiana, since second grade, he longed to become a pilot and "rise above" those "surly bonds" of earthly existence. An Air Force Academy graduate with a tour in Vietnam, Captain Ron Nielsen accumulated over 20,000 hours during his career as a commercial pilot flying a Boeing 737. With a flying career spanning over 45 years, he has been an Air Force pilot for 10 years and a captain for a major airline for 30 years. As a recognized authority in human factors and pilot performance, Capt Ron designed and delivered programs to reduce the likelihood of aviation accidents due to human error. He served on the Air Transport Association's Human Factors Subcommittee and has spoken at numerous national conferences on human factors in aviation. As an aviation industry expert, he has been featured on The Today Show, Weekend Live, NBC's Nightly News, CSNBC, and MSNBC. He has also been featured in nationally recognized publications like USA Today, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. Capt Ron holds an M.A. in Professional Counseling and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Human Resources. His knowledge of psychology, combined with his knowledge of airplanes, led him to develop powerful tools and proven strategies for fearful flyers all over the world to successfully recognize, regulate and replace their fears. Capt Ron is also the author and creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul Presents The FearlessFlight Kit(R), as well as the international bestselling book "How to Overcome Fear of Flying". To learn more about the free resources, classes, products and services offered by FearlessFlight(R), visit www.fearlessflight.com