The Backseat Flyer

A group from our local school is flying across the US soon and one member of the team is afraid of the flight. This book helped everyone understand the training pilots received, the safety precautions taken and that "the more you know, the less you fear..." and, the illustrations are sure to put a smile on your face. There is also great info on how to deal with air sickness.

I would have to say that until reading this book I had appropriately earned the title of Ms. Most Fearful of Flying. Every noise I heard, every slight bump I felt and every single unknown event that occured while in a plane made me have a full blown panic attack. I had decided not to fly any more and had even boycotted vacations with my family that involved airplanes. Finally my friend decided to purchase this book for me -- what a difference! I officially made a flight from New York to Colorado without the slightest hint of fear. This book tells you everything that you need to know about flying. I even know what's going on in the cockpit. The description is correct you go from backseat driver to backseat flyer, without any fear. I'm so glad that this book was written.

My girlfriend was panicked everytime she thought about flying. Since I'm a pilot and wanted to take her flying with me, this was not acceptable. This book talked about one specific flower remedy for fear which we bought and it worked. I'm so grateful. The book is worth that one suggestion and at $9.95 saved me a lot of psychiatrist bills.

I read this book with fear as I was apprehensive about flying although I wouldn't say I was fearful. It relaxed me because of the light way it described the flight from start to finish. I learned a lot. It also talked about a specific remedy to calm me down which I took and will say it delivered what it claimed to do. I also learned what to do about my jet lag and although I did not follow the suggestions, I may consider them on my next long trip. I though this book was fun and useful and would gladly recommend it to my friends.

My friends gave me this book as a gift because I took flying lessons years ago and they though I would appreciate it. It was fun to read the stories about flying and the experiences the author went through. I didn't know what it took to become a professional pilot. The description of the flight brought back memories of my flying days although I never piloted the big stuff. I found particularly interesting the part on jet lag and the need for light to reset our body clocks. I'm happy that a new book is out that gets to the core of how passengers really feed about airline food and why it may not be the gastronomic experience you expect. Anyone who needs a fun but serious gift for people who fly should buy this book.