Flying with Confidence

Author: Captain Steve Allright
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448118980
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
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.

Fear of Flying Workbook

Author: David Carbonell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1612437443
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
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

Soar

Author: Tom Bunn
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493000691
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 307

Book Description
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.

Flying Without Fear

Author: Duane Brown
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780760715444
Category : Fear of flying
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description

Cockpit Confidential

Author: Patrick Smith
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492663972
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
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.

Flying Without Fear

Author: Keith Godfrey
Publisher: MACROTEACH PUBLICATIONS
ISBN: 9780954282806
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
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?

Please Don't Make Me Fly!

Author: Elliot Kreloff
Publisher: Red Chair Press
ISBN: 1643710680
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
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.

The Easy Way to Enjoy Flying

Author: Allen Carr
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 1405915250
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 167

Book Description
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

No More Fear of Flying

Author: Allen Carr
Publisher: Allen Carr's Easyway
ISBN: 9781784042790
Category : Fear of flying
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Millions of people suffer from fear of flying. With startling insight into why we fear planes and clear, simple, step-by-step instructions on how to cure ourselves of the problem, Allen Carr unravels the misconceptions that make us believe flying is dangerous - setting us free to travel the world.

Radical Confidence

Author: Lisa Bilyeu
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982181419
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
An inspiring and laugh-out-loud guide to building the kind of confidence it really takes to live the life of your dreams, from Impact Theory cofounder and growth mindset guru Lisa Bilyeu. Author Lisa Bilyeu grew up in London, where she was always told her dreams of Hollywood were a little too big for a girl. After all, in her traditional Greek culture, who cared about prestigious awards when you could be a housewife? Lisa, that's who. Lisa cared. Except after graduating from college, meeting the man of her dreams, and moving to Los Angeles, a housewife was exactly what Lisa became--for eight frikin' years! How the heck did that happen? Radical Confidence is the story of how Lisa unpaused her life to cofound a company that went from zero to a billion dollars in just five years and become a leader in the world of personal development. Transforming herself with a growth mindset, Lisa learned to face her insecurities and inadequacies, embrace new challenges, solve her own problems, tell her negative voice to shut the eff up, and become the hero of her own life by life-hacking her way to feeling confident. Radical Confidence is a deeply personal memoir filled with insight and practical tools for honest self-assessment, mastering emotions, and staying motivated. With humor, honesty, and Lisa's beloved hilarious voice, this book teaches you how to be driven by your insecurities to create the life of your dreams.