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I'd be interested to hear all the "Best ways to cure the fear of flying" stories you may have (genuine stories only!).
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I recently had the pleasure of taking a lovely lady on a Trial Intro Flight (TIF) her family had purchased for her, on her 60th birthday.
The lady had been scared of flying for her entire life & arrived in Australia on a boat many years ago - she'd never been able to go back home to see her family as she couldn't fly!
After a long chat about how the plane flys, what the controls do, what turbulance is, why things make noises/move when they do, we were off.
She successfully managed to take off & was having so much fun, we even enduldged in steep turns which she loved. She was actually amazingly calm & we had a great chat through the whole flight.
A few weeks later, I got an e-mail from the lady who said after the experience of being able to fly it & understand how it worked, she now felt much more comfortable & had booked a flight "home" later this year (in business class, the lucky girl!).
I think the experience was just as rewarding for me as it was her!
As for other things I've seen (but by no way condone!) sleeping tablets, alcohol, anti-anxity tablets, counselling & a famuly member of mine even tried sky diving!