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Cheap Flights Bookings » Information » Fear of Flying Fear of FlyingDid you know?40% of the population of the UK are afraid of flying 25 million Americans are also afraid to fly, one in six of the adult population So you are not alone. If you're one of those persons that has a fear of flight then going on holiday must be one of those traumatic experiences that create tension and stress months before your intended departure. Fear of Flying is surprisingly common and more people suffer with flight fear than we realise. The important thing is to first recognise your fear and not try to hide it, as this can lead to suppressed anxieties and put a further strain on your well being. Fear of flying is nothing to be ashamed of or to be ridiculed by others who do not share the same fears, as everyone has some fears and if yours happens to be the fear of flying then help is on hand. There are numerous companies offering "fear of flying courses" at leading UK airports, such as Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh. These companies offer full or half day course. Courses can be quite expensive, ranging from £200 to over £600, and you should thoroughly check out each company before you agree to part with any money. Here are some companies that offer fear of flying courses:
Air travel is still the safest form of mass transport and safety standards are improving all the time. The worldwide fatality rate for public transport systems in only 0.2 per million flying hours and the UK is amongst the world's leaders in terms of safety standards and has one of the finest safety records in the world. Are you Scared of Flying? Fear is a healthy emotion when you are unsure of a situation. "Fear of the unknown" is a common phrase, which is usually overcome with experience and with growing confidence. Fear of flying is a condition which can only be overcome with flying experience and, naturally, if the fear is that great this will prevent you from trying to overcome your fears and will only compound with age. How do Those Aeroplanes Stay up? It does seem quite extraordinary to the uninitiated that a huge piece of metal weighing hundreds of tons can stay up in the air let alone carry 400 passengers and travel at speeds of 500 miles per hour seemingly effortlessly. Flight is only a relatively new form of mass transport since aviators first took to the skies one hundred years ago. Travel by ships has been the most commonly used form of mass transport for hundreds of years. The wooden ships of old were used for a thousand years or more by travellers crossing the vast oceans and confronting fierce storms in small wooden vessels. The natural understanding was that wooden ships were safe as wood floats on water and, as long as the hull was kept free of water, the ship would always float on the surface. Just imagine when designers and engineers such as Isambard Kingdom Brunel came along in the Victorian period and even suggested that Metal, steel hulled ships would float and be a far superior material to make a large vessel. Many ridiculed the idea that metal and steel ships would out-perform a wooden structure, let alone go faster. Of course metal and steel ships would be useless as metal is heavy and the ship would invariably sink when it is put in the water….. But we all know that it doesn't and we also know that all modern ships are now made of steel and can be made on a vast scale, like the size of a small village containing shops, cinema, restaurants and swimming pools for hundreds of guests enjoying the comforts of cruise travel. So as much as metal, steel ships as a concept was ridiculed but now taken as the norm, so must the concept of air travel. The reasons why a steel aircraft can fly and even glide without engines if necessary is down to our understanding of Physics - thrust combined with a clear comprehension of aero dynamics based on a hundred years of experience. Did you know there are approximately 2 million flights per year over UK airspace according to the Civil Aviation Authority www.caa.co.uk?  An aircraft has a series of forces acting upon it. It has a Mass which gravity is pulling towards the ground, which is called "Weight". This can be seen in space flight where astronauts and objects will "float" around in space. They are weightless as they do not have any gravity pulling them down as they are outside of that gravitational pull but those objects still have a "mass" of their own. An Aircraft requires something to counteract the affects of "weight" and this is called "lift". This is created by the design of the wings, which are shaped specially to enable wind to flow over the curved part of the wing top side. This takes longer to pass over the wing than the wind underneath the flat part of the wing, which sucks up the aircraft to create "lift". To enable this wind to pass over the wing at sufficient speed and force it is necessary for the aircraft to be moving forward at great speed. The job of the powerful jet engines is to create "thrust". As the aircraft moves forward it needs to be ultra streamlined to eliminate the negative affects of resistance. This is a simplified explanation of the basic principles, but also applies to cars, where designers have to make sure that vehicles are streamlined to reduce the drag resistance. To feel the effects put your hand out of the window whilst driving to feel the effects on your hand if you point your hand towards the front and move your hand up or down slightly to feel the affects on your hand position. So, to summarise, to get an aircraft weighing tonnes in the air, you need sufficient thrust from engines to counteract the affects of drag and this causes wind to flow over the wings which in-turn generates lift and when the lift is greater than the weight the aircraft will take off. But what if the engines fail? This is a fair point, but you will see that aircraft normally have 3 or 4 engines, all of which are fully capable on their own to provide sufficient thrust the keep the aircraft in flight. The chances of all three engines failing is extremely rare and if one or more engines fail the aircraft can still "glide" using its remaining thrust and momentum to continue its flight path safely onto its destination. Finally, what if an aircraft "stalls", which is when the aircraft is going too slow for the flow of wind over the wings to generate enough lift? All modern aircraft are controlled by computers and they know all about stalls and make sure that the speed, thrust ratio is maintained to avoid "stalls". This can also occur if the aircraft is flying at too steep an angle and the airflow over the wings becomes turbulent and the lift affect is lost. Levelling the aircraft and increasing the thrust will resolve the problem and the on board flight computers will recognise this problem and correct it automatically. We would highly recommend that any one suffering from flight fear takes the time to perhaps attend one of the many courses offered at the leading airports. This would be money well spent in an attempt to over come your fear of flying as, once you can experience the wonder of flight, you will surely be hooked and can travel to overseas locations within hours rather than days and enjoy more time at your destination than in a train, car or ship. The courses include detailed information and explanations, as well as culminating in a short 45 minute flight which can hopefully resolve your worst fears and help you start to put your fears behind you. If you prefer not to attend a course then perhaps you could find some useful information on some resource sites from the following websites:
Written on: 20th July 2007 |
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