Help for fear of flying…
Learn why flying feels frightening – and what you can do to overcome it. Get practical tools, tips, and techniques to restore calm and increase confidence before and during your flight.
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Your passport to calmer flying
Are you afraid of flying? You’re not alone. Research suggests 25-30% of us live with flying anxiety. You don’t need to fly with fear, but learn to fly above it – and we can help.
Fly Above Fear offers free, evidence-based tools, tips and resources that combine aviation knowledge with anxiety science.
I’m Lawrie Jones, a journalist who’s spent 20 years writing about aviation, engineering and healthcare, and time in counselling training understanding anxiety firsthand.
I created Fly Above Fear to provide clear, honest information you can trust. There are no courses to buy. No apps to download. Just evidence-based information on fear of flying, flight anxiety and triggers like turbulence.
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Fear of flying
Fear of flying is common – and can be overcome. We help explain what’s happening in your mind and body – and what you can do about it.
Turbulence
Turbulence feels frightening and uncomfortable, but it’s not unsafe. Learn what causes the bumps, why they’re normal, and how pilots manage them.
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Panic & anxiety
From anticipatory anxiety days before your flight to mid-air panic, we break down the psychology of flying stress – and share techniques that actually work.
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