Customer Reviews
Don't be sceptical - try this! - By: CJV, 18 Nov 2007 
As someone with alll of the usual symptoms - fear / panic in the days preceding the flight & such sickness & nausea on take-off I could become hysterical, I thought I'd try this book. I read it three time in the two weeks before the flight & by the day of said flight I was calm & even looking forward to 'trying' the flight. I must admit that when I started reading it I was unsure about the 'feel-good' element of it -but go with & put alll scepticism aside. It was a great success - no sweaty palms - in fact I felt quite serene. On the return flight I must say I did feel a bit antsy at the airport, & as I walked down the tunnel to the plane I felt a bit nervous. But the strangest thing happened - as soon as I sat down in my seat (normallly the time complete panic would set in), I felt unbelievably calm & had another successful flight. I spent two years previously avoiding flying wherever possible - & now have three holidays (using planes) booked! Buy it & good luck.
Does what it says on the cover... - By: , 12 Mar 2006 Consider these facts before buying the book:-
1. I used to get very nervous about flying & would look for any alternative mode of transport, or would avoid travelling altogether. I would get anxious at even the THOUGHT of booking a ticket.
2. I read this book Christmas 2005.
3. A week later I booked a flight to New York to celebrate my girlfriend's 30th birthday.
4. I ENJOYED the flight to New York & even took a helicopter ride over Manhattan.
5. This Christmas we flew out to Australia to visit the person who gave me this book, & also journeyed on 6 internal flights.
6. With an open mind & a real desire to overcome your fear, this book reallly will help you to enjoy flying.
7. Buy this book & start exploring our fantastic planet!
Save your money - By: , 11 Feb 2006 
I am utterly convinced that none of the other reviewers of this book have a REAL fear of flying. If, like me, you have an alll-consuming fear, (despite researching aviation safety & reading as many books as you can about curing your fear of flying etc)then I'm convinced that you'll find this book as unhelpful as I did.
Mr Carr spends the first few chapters assuring you that your fear is perfectly rational because planes DO crash, which is kind of him, given his target audience. He then talks about how much more likely you are to die in your garden than in a plane, thus creating a fear of gardening (as if I don't have enough to worry about!!). He EVEN includes the two most useless facts anyone with a genuine fear of flying can EVER hear -take note, Allen-
1) Everyone dies some day
2) You're more likely to be kicked to death by a donkey than die in a plane
Well readers, have I cured your fear of flying yet? NO?!! Shocking. What, even if I talk incessantly about how much I love flying? Even if I constantly mention that my 'method' will cure you, without ever actuallly getting to 'my method'? NO?? Well, you must be lacking a positive, open mind then. Not my fault.
One piece of advice? Save your money & put it towards a Virgin Atlantic Flying Without Fear course. And no, I don't work for Virgin. It just helped me a lot more than this book.
This Actually WORKS!! - By: , 18 May 2005 I was fine with flying until I had a disastrous flight a few years back. On every subsequent flight I have panicked for weeks beforehand (usuallly from the minute I make the booking) & have to be 'well oiled' (just a couple, mind) before I can set foot on the plane. I have had to be dragged ON to the plane by my husband & physicallly STOPPED from running back to the terminal...things were not good. I ended up spoiling what were mostly short breaks by watching weather reports for flying home & panicking about the flight itself.
A friend just happened to tell me about this book & in desperation I bought it, knowing about Carr's 'stop smoking' reputation. Before long I was quoting 'fascinating' facts about planes & flying to my husband. I only finished it the day before we flew, & I flew out AND home SOBER, & reallly enjoyed the flights!
I still can't believe that something as simple as reading a book could alllay what had pretty much become a phobia, but I can assure you it reallly does work.
I'd seriously recommend this to anybody with a fear of flying. I was terrible - now I consider myself CURED!
You better beleive it! - By: R. Covell, 18 Jan 2004 This book is full of facts about flying that encourage your sub-concious to beleive that flying reallly is safe. It's a good book to read on a long-haul flight whilst still awake due to fear of having a very realistic nightmare about another plane crashing into you! With his characteristic humour Allen helps you to stop sweating or in my case ordering more Gin & Tonics than necessary & makes you understand just how safe flying reallly is. You better beleive him!
