Win a chance to beat your fear of flying!
Femail.co.uk has teamed up with Virtual Aviation to send one winning reader on a shared session course to help them overcome their fears of flying.
Virtual Aviation offers unique Fear of Flying courses at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
They're unique because your own experienced and sympathetic pilot will help you to address your fears in the safety of a full-motion flight simulator, without having to leave the ground.
Fear of flying, or aerophobia, is very common. Studies suggest that up to one in six people
People who fly reluctantly, such as frequent business travellers, often experience real misery. First there is the anticipatory anxiety before the flight, then there is the sheer terror of the flight itself. The situation probably doesn't improve, no matter how many flights they take.
On the other hand, people who refuse to fly manage to avoid their fear but instead restrict their lives by not being able to take foreign holidays, visit friends or relatives overseas, or take a job that might involve air travel.
How is the Virtual Aviation course different?
The Virtual Aviation course is unique because it gives nervous flyers the opportunity to experience and familiarise themselves with all the various sensations of flight in the unthreatening environment of a highly realistic airline simulator, with the reassuring personal attention of two experienced and understanding pilots.
For nervous flyers, the simulator is better than a real aircraft because it allows you to experience whatever worries you have in complete safety, and in the knowledge that you can get out at any time if you wish. For example, if you wanted to know what would happen if there was an engine failure on take-off, the pilots would be happy to demonstrate.
THE COURSE IN DETAIL
The courses last approximately four hours and take place at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, mostly at weekends. The course director talks with all customers on the telephone before their visit. This is to elicit background history about your fears, and this information is passed on to the pilots.
On arrival at the flight simulator centre, you will be met by your captain. Then follows an informal pre-flight briefing lasting up to an hour, during which your ideas of what is normal or abnormal in flight are discussed, as are the particular fears you would like to address in the simulator.
The next part of the course takes place in the flight simulator and lasts between 90 minutes and two hours, usually with a short break in the middle.
During the time in the simulator the co-pilot will be flying the aircraft so that the captain can give you his full attention. The content of the simulator time will differ depending on your individual needs.
After leaving the simulator the final hour is spent in an informal de-briefing, discussing what has been achieved and how perceptions have been altered. This is a vital part of the course as it gives customers an opportunity to consolidate what they have learned. Strategies are explored to help them prepare to fly with a new confidence.
For your chance to win this Fear of Flying course with Virtual Aviation, simply Click Here and register.
MORE INFORMATION
If you would like to find out more about the course call 01223 890214 or visit www.virtualaviation.co.uk.
To make a booking, call 01223 300300 or email fear@virtualaviation.co.uk
Terms and Conditions
i. The closing date for entries is 5pm on 12th July 2002
ii. The likelihood of winning is dependent on the number of entrants in the Prize Draw Period. The Editors decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
iii. You will only be entered into the Prize Draw once. No purchase from the site is necessary to participate in this Prize Draw and no cash equivalent will be provided.
iv. You will only be entered in the Prize Draw if you are a UK resident who is 18 or over. Virtual Aviation and ANM employees and their spouses and relatives shall not be eligible for any prizes in this Prize Draw.
v. Prizes are as descibed onthis page.
vi. We will not be liable for any partial or complete failure in the transmission or receipt of entries.
vii. We reserve the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the Prize Draw if, in our sole discretion, the Prize Draw is not capable of being conducted as specified in the Prize Draw rules.
