phobia of flying
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Understand
See also: Flight and health
A typical flight
Pre-flight
Flight attendants conducting a pre-flight safety
demonstration
Taxi
Before an aircraft can take off, it has to
taxi (i.e. move on the ground under its own
power) from the airport terminal to the
runway. Aircraft always take off into a
headwind, as this increases airspeed and
so reduces the length of the take-off run,
so the plane will taxi to the downwind end
of the runway. At some small airports this
may only take moments, but at larger
ones, it can take several minutes. At one
extreme, the far end of one runway at
Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam is 9 km
(5.6 mi) from the terminal and takes 15 to
20 minutes to taxi to and from. Aircraft
move slowly on the ground with taxi
speeds ranging from 10–40 km/h (6–
25 mph).
Climb
Cruise
Landing
What if?
Every year, millions of flights take place
without incident. The few serious aircraft
accidents that do occur receive a large
amount of media attention because they
are so rare, along with media outlets' bias
towards stories about death and disaster
("if it bleeds, it leads"). All serious
accidents are thoroughly investigated by
independent government bodies, such as
the National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB) in the United States, to identify the
cause and to prevent similar accidents
occurring in the future.
Pilots are trained to handle all kinds of problems that
may arise
Coping
This page has been created to provide
helpful advice to those people who suffer
from a fear of flying. There are many
techniques for overcoming a fear of flying
and many airlines, pilots, and therapists
run courses for this purpose. Here is a
selection of ways in which you might
alleviate your anxieties.
Turbulence
Noises
Courses
As noted above, airlines, pilots, and
psychologists offer programs for people
who suffer a fear of flying. Some are listed
below:
Air France
Anxieties.com
Flying with Confidence - British
Airways
Fearless Flyers - QANTAS
FearofFlying.com - SOAR, Inc. .
VALK - KLM
Flying Without Fear - Virgin Atlantic
See also
Flight and health
Jet lag
Travel basics
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