I'm sure you already know that a little less that half of everyone that flies has a fear of flying.
There are so many common fears that make you never want to even think about going on a vacation that you can't drive to.
I will talk about the top 2 fears of flying and explain why they shouldn't be fears at all.
I would highly recommend you keep reading to find out exactly how overcoming the anxiety to fly can and will change your life forever.
First of all planes don't just fall out of the sky.
I have heard about "air pockets" and if a plane flies into one it will fall for hundreds and hundreds of feet.
"Air pockets" don't exist and even if they did you are 35,000 feet in the air you can afford to lose a couple hundred feet, that was my attempt at humor hope I didn't scare you off.
Secondly and probably the most common fear, what happens to the plane if the engines fail? Once again the plane does not fall out of the sky.
As a pilot with 200 hours I can inform you, this is one of the most popular emergency procedures.
The instructor pulls all power out and we glide like a huge paper airplane to a safe landing spot every time.
Big airline planes can glide up to 100 miles after losing their engines, more than enough ground to get to an alternate airport.
Pilots often use little or no power on final approach to save fuel, which is the same thing as no engines.