The Fearless Flyer

Send a text The final episode on weather where we discuss strong winds, windshear, rain, hail, snow, lightning and space weather. Some links that might be of interest to you as discussed in this episode are; A pdf file file with some pictures of windshear, click here A 2 minute video of testing a new engine type click here A great diagram of the space level weather click here In this link at the t...

Send a text In this episode Grant and James discuss clouds as clouds give us  a lot of information about what is happening in the atmosphere. If you want more information with some excellent pictures of clouds then click here You can contact us on email or social media at: Email: contactus@thefearlessflyer.net Twitter: @FearlessFlyPod Facebook: The Fearless Flyer Instagram: FearlessFlyPod A reques...

Send a text In this episode James and Grant discuss turbulence, what causes it and  how it is classified into  3 levels, what you can expect as a passenger in these 3 different levels and how the crew and pilots deal with each of these levels.  We hope this will put turbulence into context as we know for many of you turbulence is a driver of anxiety, so have a listen and send us some feedback if y...

Send a text In this episode we talk to a senior Cabin Crew member about her role onboard, we discuss the meal service, the importance of fluid intake,  safety equipment and some other interesting aspects of her role that we as passengers don't see. You can contact us on email or social media at: Email: contactus@thefearlessflyer.net Twitter: @FearlessFlyPod Facebook: The Fearless Flyer Instag...

Send a text James and Grant discuss the basic flying controls; ailerons, elevator and the rudder, we also talk about fly-by-wire control systems then finish up on speedbrakes/spoilers. Around 16 minutes into the pod we go a bit heavy discussing the secondary effects of the ailerons and rudder, this goes for around 3 minutes then we return back to the basics, so stay with us if it gets bit overwhel...

Send a text In this episode we discuss the 4 basic forces that affect every flight Click here for a diagram on the 4 basic forces on an aircraft Click here to see a quick video of the wake vortex generated from an aircraft wing You can contact us on email or social media at: Email: contactus@thefearlessflyer.net Twitter: @FearlessFlyPod Facebook: The Fearless Flyer Instagram: FearlessFlyPod A requ...

Send a text In this episode we cover the basic concepts of aircraft design, a bit about testing including a more in depth look at testing a wing and then we go onto the fundamental aspect of flight, Lift. Click here to expand on this lift formula   You can contact us on email or social media at: Email: contactus@thefearlessflyer.net Twitter: @FearlessFlyPod Facebook: The Fearless Flyer Instagram:...

Send a text In this episode we have an interview with Doctor Martin Seif, a clinical psychologist with over 35 years experience in dealing with anxiety issues and specialising in those with a fear of flying. Those that want to delve further in Dr Seif's work will find a lot of useful information on his  website at: www.drmartinseif.com Dr Seif  also recommends looking at the following website...

Send a text Introducing the Fearless Flyer to our new listeners who have a fear of flying.  Grant and James talk about how they plan to arm you with basic aviation knowledge with the intention of reducing your anxiety associated with air travel.  You can contact us on email or social media at: Email: contactus@thefearlessflyer.net Twitter: @FearlessFlyPod Facebook: The Fearless Flyer Instagram: Fe...