Welcome, Fort Lauderdale members!

This group will be a hands-on workshop that will meet weekly at The Boca Raton Executive Airport. We will discuss the airline industry, how airplanes fly and each of our specific fears and worries. Some of us will have concerns about the mechanical workings of an airplane, while others may have concerns about heights, claustrophobia, giving up control, or general anxiety. After the first few weeks of getting acquainted, discussing our specific concerns about flying and how to deal with them, there will be mini practice sessions where we can put our new found skills to work. Practice sessions will include:

Taking train rides to practice giving up control
Taking elevator rides to high floors to practice coping with claustrophobia and fear of heights
Taking a charter boat ride out in ocean at night to practice giving up control & fear of the unknown

After about eight weeks of building up our skills and confidence, we will all take a graduation flight to Orlando, FL. I have a licensed psychologist that will attend some of the meetings as well as the graduation flight. I also have a pilot and flight instructor that will be attending the meetings as well.

Fear of flying has been (and continues to be) a major challenge for me, so I have first-hand knowledge of what everyone is going through. This group will allow us to work on our fears together in a supportive environment and also practice what we have learned.

Participants are encouraged to continue going to any therapy they may have in progress and to continue taking medications that have been prescribed.

The cost is $10 per meeting.