From The Flight Deck presented by Dial A Pilot

Just found out about your podcast in the NYT. Great podcast! I love flying and do it often, but I get incredibly nervous during turbulence, and I when I find turbulence I tell myself “I will never fly anymore” (not possible given my inter-continental family). The reasons for my fear are 1) lack of control, 2) inability to stop the process and get out (claustrophobia). Once I was flying to Aspen in winter and there was a storm. We were repeatedly delayed due to weather. As we were boarding, I was super-nervous, so I started to talk to a fellow passenger. It turns out she was a pilot for special operations, but a passenger on that flight! And super nice! She explained to me that her dad was also a pilot and that he told her that “A plane wants to fly” (I guess Bernoulli’s forces???). So when I get nervous during turbulence I repeat to myself (and I actually SAY it) “A plane wants to fly”, like a mantra (but I’m still nervous). Could you get a bit into the details of the physics of fly8ing in your podcast, explained in understandable terms, if possible? I find this would be useful. Also, once during turbulence a very nice flight attendant gave me some herbal pills for relaxation. I really appreciated that she showed she cared. Finally, would you recommend that nervous flyers use some kind of prescription anti-anxiety pills? And which ones?

Love the banter and knowledgeable hosts. Terrified of flying but absolutely love to travel. The content is awesome and I will 10000% be using the DialAPilot service the next time I am flying.

It’s the same old story - I am an anxious flyer, but, I do it all the time!! Fun life :) I happened upon Dial-a-Pilot on TikTok and you changed my life! A couple weeks ago I took my first non medicated flight in over 15 years and I did fine! The knowledge you share, the discussions, the humanizing the pilot and crew has helped me significantly. The service you provide and your podcast are wonderful! Please keep it up!