Fear of flying. Do you know someone who suffers from this?

Whos is in CONTROL?

W - WE

H - HELP

O - OTHERS

I - INSTINCTLY

S - SAFELY

I - INCLUDING

N - NORMALITY and ABNORMALITY

C - CONSIDERING

O - OPTIONS

N - NOTICING

T - TRUTHS

R - REDUNDANCIES ENHANCED

O - OVERALL

L - LIVES ARE SAVED

The fear of flying is called aviophobia or aerphobia.

Fear that the aeroplane will malfunction and crash no matter what.

1) Fear of heights

2) Claustrophobia

3) Anxiety

4) Turbulence

5) Not knowing the pilots

6) Not knowing the condition of the aeroplane

7) Not knowing what comes next

8) Not being able to see where the aeroplane is going

9) Not understanding the safety systems in place

10) Not being able to CONTROL anything

Decision making TOOL to daily LIFE

1) F - FACTS

2) O - OPTIONS

3) R - RISKS

4) D - DECISION

5) E - EXECUTE

6) C - COMMUNICATE/making small CHANGES inside PLAN "A" BIG change outside

Safety comes before comfort

Before you book your next flight, choose your airline like a pair of shoes or underpants

List of the BEST airlines in the world

Singapore airlines

Qatar airways

ANA (All Nippon airlines)

Emirates

Lufthansa

Eva air

Cathay pacific

Qantas

Etihad airways

Anxiety can flare right from the check in counter

Do you visualise what your pilots look like

Although they are ALL not Sully, they are ALL highly trained, especially in NORMAL and EMERGENCY procedures

Scene from Sully's successful ditching after a bird strike event with Canadian geese

Canadian geese in American airspace

The crew was CALM

The crew was at those controls all the time

The crew SAVED ALL the passengers LIVES

Pilots not only know the aeroplane well, but also the surroundings, with enhanced SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

No matter how young your pilots are, they are ALL very QUALIFIED

Pilots maintain the highest level of CRM (crew resource management), working together as a team.

Yes, many pilots are ALL FEMALE crew

Yes, many pilots are different nationalities

Yes, many pilots are different religions or creed

Yes, they ALL perform the same function

Yes no MATTER colour, creed, religion, they do a great job of keeping you SAFE

Learn about your aeroplane and how safe it is built

Etihad Airways airbus A380

All female crew

Etihad Airways A380 on departure

Remain in control

Remain in control of your fears

Find ways of distracting your fears

Did you know the MOST dangerous component on an aeroplane is the passengers.

Did you know the most dangerous thing about flying is caused through HUMAN FACTORS

A simple argument can spue over a seat dispute

Seat disputes can escalate into a bigger FIRE than a real FIRE

Pilots are well trained, and do FLIGHT SIMULATOR every six months to check proficiency

Pilots are well trained to deal with every kind of emergency that never occurred , occurred or could occur.

Even extreme crosswinds, turbulence and many other weather related events

Pilots do not continue an approach to landing if they feel it is unsafe to do so. Crosswind landing London Heathrow

Did you know that most dangerous part of your flight actually occurs on the GROUND.

American AIrlines B777 catches fire on the ramp at the departure gate

Lufthansa B747 Super Jumbo catches fire on the ramp at the departure gate

Ethiopian airlines B777 cargo catches fire at the departure gate performing routine cargo loading and offloading

National Airways B747 cargo was loaded incorrectly, sadly crashed.

The PILOTS did everything they could to correct this situation. They are sorely missed as they were GREAT PILOTS. The loading staff were to blame.

Notice all the passengers are still well dressed without any harm.

The crew conducted an EFFICIENT AND SAFE EVACUATION.

Good pilots SAVE LIVES

Even with BAD EQUIPMENT

GOOD AIRLINES TRAIN SERVICE EQUIPMENT REGULARLY

They are COOL

They are CALMThey are COLLECTED

Pan Am and KLM crash in Tenerife 27 March 1977 KLM 4805

This accident forever changed modern aviation.

It was caused by one man, the Captain of the KLM B747

The Captain disregarded his First Officer (Co-pilot) and flight engineer when he was challenged by them not to take off

Since this disaster aviation SAFETY procedures have been and continue to be ENHANCED

The KLM Captain was so senior in the company that after the accident the called him to go and conduct the investigation, only to find he was the sole cause of it.

KLM pilots

Captain Jacob Veldhuyzen Van Zanten

First Officer Klaas Meurs

Flight engineer Willem Shreuder

14 cabin crew and 235 passengers

"ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY"

Pan Am was backtracking to vacate the runway in heavy FOG

The ATC (air traffic control) told the Pan Am flight to "report clearing the RUNWAY"

The KLM Captain thought he heard ATC say "Clear for take off on that RUNWAY"

The KLM First Officer told the Captain "We are not cleared for take off"

The KLM Captain was impatient, set the engines to take off power disregarding the First Officer

The ATC did not see anything until it was too late due to the heavy FOG

B777 GE90 on take off

Every take off calculation is based on SINGLE engine.

Yes the aeroplane is designed to take off with ONLY ONE engine.

So, two engines is a BONUS.

They NEVER FAIL

If something goes wrong, the pilots will bring the aeroplane back to land safely.

B777 left hand engine fire upon rotation on take off

The pilots put the fire out and landed SAFELY

Engine still runs well regardless, as it is designed so well.

The pilots extinguished the fire and landed SAFELY on the other engine

Emirates B777 taking off with those two massive engines

Emirates B777

Emirates B777 during landing gear retraction, climbing to a SAFE speed

Looking out for the window to a good song will bring you CALM.

FIRST ATTEMPT

In a crosswind or challenging landing the pilots will GO AROUND, and try again to complete a SAFE landing.

Second ATTEMPT

Pilots conduct a SUCCESSFUL and SAFE landing

Flight is beautiful NOT dangerous

Flight is SAFER than your drive to the airport

Flight is the SAFEST MODE OF TRAVEL

ATC (air traffic control) is in CONTROL of the all the aeroplanes in the sky

Yes, they know exactly where you are. It's their job

Welcome on board to your next flight

Don't let FEAR control or LIMIT you

Gain understanding

Live outside of FEAR

Pilots do not push limits

Pilots do the very best for the BEST and SAFEST outcome

Pilots have families too

You are going to arrive SAFELY on your next FLIGHT

Sit back, RELAX, EXHALE, DISTRACT yourself

Enjoy your FLIGHT