Download or read book Flying with Confidence written by Captain Steve Allright and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the thought of flying fill you with dread? Do panic attacks leave you feeling scared and vulnerable? If so, this book could change your life. Written by top flying experts from British Airways’ Flying with Confidence course, this reassuring guide explains everything you need to know about air travel alongside techniques for feeling confident and in control from take off to landing. In easy-to-follow sections, you'll learn how to recognise cabin noises, manage turbulence and fly in bad weather conditions. As your knowledge grows, so will your confidence, with the fear of the unknown removed. · Takes the terror out of common flight fears · Includes techniques for controlling anxiety, claustrophobia and panic · Will help you feel safe, calm and secure when you next take to the skies.
Download or read book Fear of Flying Workbook written by David Carbonell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conquer your fear of flying with step-by-step instructions leading you through proven techniques to travel with ease. You’ve tried to face your fear of flying, but the harder you try to control it, the worse it gets. This book teaches how to work constructively with your brain so you can address your anxiety in different ways that truly help you let go of the fear. Packed with hands-on exercises, this book helps you better understand both the anticipatory anxiety prior to a flight as well as the fear experienced on board—and provides the tools needed to successfully fill the role of passenger, including: • Questionnaires and fill-in-the-blanks • Pre-flight checklists and practice flight itinerary • In-flight panic journal and symptom graphs • Symptom and response inventories • Breathing and meditation exercises Drawing from exposure therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, the methods in this book will help you: • Understand how you became afraid • Discard safety objects and behaviors • Identify signal fears and false alarms • Use the AWARE steps onboard the plane • Recognize and respond to symptoms • Restore your ability to fly and travel
Download or read book Confident Flying written by Richard L. Collins and published by Aviation Supplies & Academics. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concluding with this quote, this unique book by pilots Richard Collins and Patrick Bradley explores common misconceptions regarding risks and show what the actual risks are and why. It is impossible to eliminate all risk from any activity -- especially one as dynamic as flying -- but it can be minimized significantly.
Download or read book Soar written by Tom Bunn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Bunn founded SOAR to develop effective methods for dealing with flight anxiety. Therapists who have found this phobia difficult to treat will find everything they need to give their clients success. Anxious flyers who have “tried everything” to no avail can look forward to joining the nearly 10,000 graduates of the SOAR program who now have the whole world open to them as they fly anxiety free wherever they want. This approach begins by explaining how anxiety, claustrophobia, and panic are caused when noises, motions—or even the thought of flying—trigger excessive stress hormones. Then, to stop this problem, Captain Bunn takes the reader step-by-step through exercises that permanently and automatically control these feelings. He also explains how flying works, why it is safe, and teaches flyers how to strategically plan their flight, choose the right airlines, meet the captain, and so on. Through this program, Captain Bunn has helped thousands overcome their fear of flying. Now his book arms readers with the information they need to control their anxiety and fly comfortably.
Download or read book Cockpit Confidential written by Patrick Smith and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even fearful experience. Patrick Smith, airline pilot and author of the popular website www.askthepilot.com, separates fact from fallacy and tells you everything you need to know: • How planes fly, and a revealing look at the men and women who fly them • Straight talk on turbulence, pilot training, and safety. • The real story on delays, congestion, and the dysfunction of the modern airport • The myths and misconceptions of cabin air and cockpit automation • Terrorism in perspective, and a provocative look at security • Airfares, seating woes, and the pitfalls of airline customer service • The colors and cultures of the airlines we love to hate COCKPIT CONFIDENTIAL covers not only the nuts and bolts of flying, but the grand theater of air travel, from airport architecture to inflight service to the excitement of travel abroad. It's a thoughtful, funny, at times deeply personal look into the strange and misunderstood world of commercial flying. "Patrick Smith is extraordinarily knowledgeable about modern aviation...the ideal seatmate, a companion, writer and explorer." —Boston Globe "Anyone remotely afraid of flying should read this book, as should anyone who appreciates good writing and great information." —The New York Times, on ASK THE PILOT.
Download or read book Flying Without Fear written by Keith Godfrey and published by MACROTEACH PUBLICATIONS. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, Captain Keith Godfrey addresses fear of flying. He takes you through everything that happens from take-off to touchdown in a simple but informative way, answering questions such as what is turbulence and why are there so many unusual noises?
Download or read book Flying Without Fear written by Duane Brown and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fly Without Fear written by Alison Smith and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2011-01-10 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you have a deep-rooted fear of flying, or would you simply like to be more relaxed when you get on a plane? In this guide, veteran airline pilot Captain Keith Godfrey and psychologist Dr Alison Smith take you through everything from take-off to touchdown, helping you to feel more confident and at ease when journeying by air.
Download or read book Please Don t Make Me Fly written by Elliot Kreloff and published by Red Chair Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it's learning how to take the first steps, or how to ride a bike, children must believe in themselves and trust the adults who care for them before jumping into something new. Once Max believes he will be safe, our little bird spreads his wings.
Download or read book The Easy Way to Enjoy Flying written by Allen Carr and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free yourself from your fear of flying with this LIFE-CHANGING book and start enjoying your holidays again! 'Brilliant - fear of flying is no more! If you hate flying, read this. You've got nothing to lose apart from your fear' 5***** READER REVIEW 'I actually got bored on my last fight thanks to this book! Have shared with other nervous flyers who are all now excited to fly' 5***** READER REVIEW 'A must read. I have suffered a fear of flying since I was 16 . . . Now I can say hand on heart, "I love flying"' 5***** READER REVIEW _______ Learn to enjoy your holidays and never fear flying again with this essential, life-changing, practical and easy-to-read book. This unique method pioneered by Allen Carr dispels all the most common flying fears as well as revealing the truth behind media scare stories. It removes the root of the fear, not just the symptoms and is packed with tips to help you on your next flight. Allen Carr, author of the world's bestselling guide to stopping smoking, uses his unique approach to help make flying an enjoyable part of your work or holiday. By the time you have finished reading this book, you will be looking forward to taking your next flight. _______ 'His method is absolutely unique' Sir Richard Branson Hear from some of the THOUSANDS of people whose flying fears have been cured by this life-changing book . . . 'I have been terrified of flying for years . . . This book has changed all that. Finally I am cured!' 5***** READER REVIEW 'After over 40 years of traumatic flying this book has transformed the way I look at flying. It's changed my life' 5***** READER REVIEW 'It works! I can't wait to get on my flight' 5***** READER REVIEW 'An excellent book, very helpful and reassuring. Left me excited about and not terrified of my flight' 5***** READER REVIEW 'This book cured my flying issues. It really does work' 5***** READER REVIEW 'I had a complete and irrational fear of flying which made life a misery for the last 15 years . . . Suffice to say, I'm now excited about my holiday and looking forward to the flight. It's one amazing book!' 5***** READER REVIEW 'This book has changed my life. I now can't wait to go places; my trips are exciting instead of nightmares . . . I can't recommend this book enough' 5***** READER REVIEW 'You will not regret buying this book . . . Still have no idea how a short book can have so much effect!' 5***** READER REVIEW 'I've tried almost everything to cure my fear of flying . . . and this book works!' 5***** READER REVIEW
Download or read book Flying with Confidence written by Patricia Furness-Smith and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding Flying written by Richard L. Taylor and published by Aviation Supplies & Academics. This book was released on 1992 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talking directly to nonprofessional pilots, this book deals with the principles of flight and the operations associated with flying in a professional way. Various flaws in flying technique are identified, and solutions to these scenarios are discussed.
Download or read book Night Flying written by Rita Murphy and published by Macmillan Children's Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a talented new author - a short, magical and very beautiful novel about a girl who can fly. Georgia Hansen is nearly 16 - the sixth generation of Hansen women who can fly. Stifled by the rigid rules of grandmother Myra (no men can join the household, anyone caught flying during the day will be cast out of the family), Georgia's mother and aunts live in fear, keeping to themselves. But as Georgia's birthday approaches when she will fly solo for the first time and undergo rituals of initiation, her Aunt Carmen - herself cast out years before - flies in, stirring up secrets from the past. Rebellious and determined to discover the truth, Georgia commits the one unforgivable sin. But can she find the strength and courage to face up to her grandmother - and, in so doing, find not only herself but also the true freedom of flying?
Download or read book We re Flying written by Peter Stamm and published by Other Press, LLC. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the publication of the widely acclaimed novel Seven Years comes a trove of stories from the Swiss master Peter Stamm. They all possess the traits that have built Stamm’s reputation: the directness of the prose, the deceptive surface simplicity of the narratives, and deep psychological insight into the existential dilemmas of contemporary life. Stamm does not waste a word, nor does he spare the reader’s feelings. These stories are a superb introduction to his work and a gift for all those who have come to regard his fiction as a precise rendering of the contemporary human psyche.
Download or read book Ask the Pilot written by Patrick Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though we routinely take to the air, for many of us flying remains a mystery. Few of us understand the how and why of jetting from New York to London in six hours. How does a plane stay in the air? Can turbulence bring it down? What is windshear? How good are the security checks? Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Salon.com's popular column, "Ask the Pilot," unravels the secrets and tells you all there is to know about the strange and fascinating world of commercial flight. He offers: A nuts and bolts explanation of how planes fly Insights into safety and security Straight talk about turbulence, air traffic control, windshear, and crashes The history, color, and controversy of the world's airlines The awe and oddity of being a pilot The poetry and drama of airplanes, airports, and traveling abroad In a series of frank, often funny explanations and essays, Smith speaks eloquently to our fears and curiosities, incorporating anecdotes, memoir, and a life's passion for flight. He tackles our toughest concerns, debunks conspiracy theories and myths, and in a rarely heard voice dares to return a dash of romance and glamour to air travel.
Download or read book Fly written by Brittany J. Thurman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pure joy and the power of community radiate from this sweet picture book about a young Black girl’s perseverance and confidence in following her double Dutch dreams. Africa’s grandmother was a double Dutch legend, and Africa knows she can become the same. Her brother scoffs when she signs up for a double Dutch competition, though—how can she hope to compete when she’s never done it before? But Africa has all the tools she needs: memories of her grandmother, her bestie Bianca’s dance moves, her friend Omar’s rhythm, and her classmates’ Mary Mack timing and cartwheels. If Africa can pull everything together to jump some winning moves, she might just fly, but it’s the birthmark in the shape of her name that tells her she’s always been a winner.
Download or read book Flying written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
