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Facing her Fear of Flying – POV CockPit – ATC audio

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vHwZNmYwYRA%3Flist%3DPLJOPFT88qcBC3PCH-ML1C3IxhKXx8kTOI

Watch in HD – as I try to help my fearful friend overcome her fear.
Taking her flying was a humbling experience for me!

Parental Advisory: there is a fair bit of cursing – but it is damn funny!

She was WAY more afraid than I thought, and it was a real challenge to try to keep her calm.
Do you guys know what to do with a fearful passenger? Me neither apparently 😛

This was the first time I failed to impress a passenger with how awesome flying is…
(and it was a perfect night for flying, so it isn’t like I took her on a crappy day and scared her.)

What it comes down to is that I’ve never met a person who is deathly afraid of flying, but still willing to get in the plane – I think most people with her level of fear, simply wouldn’t even try it!
So I have to give her props for being so brave!

I tried every trick in the book to help her, but ultimately we didn’t make a lot of progress
– let me know if you guys have any ideas beyond what I tried!

This flight ended with a minor screw up on my part (but it didn’t make a difference to her over all bad experience 😛

If you haven’t seen it already please check out analysis video I did of the wake turbulence encounter we had on landing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjifp5…

UPDATE – MJ is still working on her fear – she took a Flying Lesson!
Watch “Part 2” of her saga!
http://youtu.be/xLv609ABHBA

PLEASE also have a look at MJ’s channel, and tell her you’d like to see more of her flying with me!
(she has assured me that she is finally going to start making videos – as you can see, she’s great on camera!)

http://www.youtube.com/user/DamourLife

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I’m a Private Pilot, doing my best to stay current and learn. I fly for fun and might just be the least cocky pilot on the internet! My self analysis videos can seem self deprecating at times, but I am trying to learn from the small mistakes to avoid making a big one; I’m happy to share and find it rewarding to help other pilots or aspiring aviators in any way that I can. How does the saying go? “Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards”. And in aviation, not all tests are survivable.

My virtual “ride-along” flying videos are aimed and sharing my experiences and giving back to the aviation community which has been so helpful to me. I shoot multi-camera angles, get detailed real time instrument panel shots, and have radio intercom audio. I respect people’s time, so I put a fair bit of work into editing to keep the videos concise and engaging; I add animations and further graphics and voice overs where needed to add context and explanations.

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