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Hudson River - US Airways Incident

Firstly congratulations to all the crew of the US Airways aircraft that crashed in the Hudson river, an amazing achievement to get all 150 passengers off the aircraft. The team has spent the weekend giving interviews to the media on how this might affect peoples attitude to flying. If you have felt uneasy about flying why not give us a call and see how we can help you.

Feedback from Dublin

Good morning Peter,
having attended the course on Sat 1/11/08 I felt I had to send you a message this morning.The presentation was first class across the board from Pilots to Psychologist.Being a little nervous of course at first I was reasonably relaxed enough to get on the aircraft and actually enjoy the flight.I hope to fly fairly soon thanks to the efforts of your team.
I would recomend that anyone like me should go on the course.Once again thanks for all the encouragement and trust from you and your team.
Kind regards Seamus

The only airline run course

Looking at a rivals website I notice they advertise themselves as the only airline run course. I wonder if that is factually accurate. There is one thing that is guaranteed, we were the first and by far the most experienced fear of flying course in the UK. At a time when money is tight it is important that you book with a company that has helped more people than all the other courses put together.

Sweden via Gatwick

Dear Peter,

I attended your Gatwick fear of flying course last Saturday. I had no great hope of overcoming my phobia as I hadn't flown for seven years and had failed to board the two flights I'd booked since then.

As the morning progressed, however, I began to gain confidence from the presentations of the two pilots. Seeing their relaxed and confident approach to something they actually enjoyed doing started to make me realise that my perceptions weren't based on reality. This was something my rational mind had always known of course but my phobia had always made sure that rationality was nowhere to be found when I'd tried to fly!

Meeting the pilot who was to take us up in the afternoon helped enormously too. There was no question that here was a very capable person in whom to put my trust.

By lunchtime I felt ready to fly but the afternoon session was helpful in providing techniques to help deal with any panic I might experience.

Knowing that Andy would be on the flight deck to give a running commentary was a crucial part of the day for me. If he was happy with the situation then I could be sure that everything was fine and there was absolutely nothing to worry about. My hope was that this would be the key to enable me to actually enjoy the experience.

I could scarcely believe how easy it was to board the plane after my previous attempts to do so. I remained relaxed throughout the flight, listening to Andy's superb commentary, and, to my amazement, all my fears had evaporated! I could just sit back and enjoy the luxury of flying!

Now I have to do it on my own and I'll be flying to Sweden in August. I still feel confident I can do it and will be playing the course back in my mind as the day approaches.

Thanks to everyone who made this transformation possible!

BBC Radio Interview

Did an interview with BBC radio Devon this weekend. If you want to listen to the interview click here Listen

Had a phone call into the office from a chap thinking of coming on the Gatwick fear of flying course on 28th June. He asked, "why should I book your course at Gatwick over your competitor." So I told him that:

We have been running courses longer than all the other courses put together
Flown more people than the other courses put together
Experienced team with at least 12 years of helping on the course
Use BA aircraft and don't charter from small airlines
And finally, get results and help people overcome their fears

Then he booked, so if you are wondering why book with us, give us a call on 01252 793 250 and I will answer you questions.

Look forward to seeing you on our next course
Capt Peter Hughes