26. Overcoming a Fear of Flying with an Aerospace Engineer and Pilot

Dr. Nicole Cain ND MA interviews AJ a Pilot and Aerospace Engineer. She has a Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering from USC and has done fight training and hours towards her private flight license. Currently, AJ works a mechanical engineer for a design and technology company doing proof of concepts and prototyping.

If you have ever feared flying or have been nervous on a flight, this episode is for you!

What are we so afraid of? Common fears surrounding turbulence.

• Not understanding how flying works, physics of air travel, how planes work, turbulence and all of the crazy noises you hear when you’re soaring at 30,000 feet. 
• “In a car, we see bumps in the road. In a boat, we see waves in the sea, but in an airplane, we can’t physically see the turbulence in the sky, because air is invisible”.
• Fear of the fear
• Being out of control. 
• Being stuck in a small space. 
• Fear of heights.
• Fear of the aircraft failing. 
• Fear of wings flexing
• Fear of the plane breaking
• Fear of an engine falling off

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