Fear Of Flying Course

A one-to-one fear of flying course taught by a certified flight instructor at Van Nuys Airport, built around the two things that actually change a fear of flying: accurate explanation and controlled exposure. The course is $499 and includes one hour of flight time with a CFI, in addition to the full pre-flight briefing.

What Is Included

• A private consultation to work out which fear you actually have, before anything is booked into an aircraft.
• A structured ground briefing covering how a wing produces lift, what turbulence is and why it is not a structural threat, what every sound and sensation on a flight actually is, what a go-around is, and what happens if an engine stops.
• Time in a parked aircraft on the ramp, doors open and engine off, at your own pace.
• One hour of flight time with your instructor, flown to your pace, with an explicit agreement that the flight ends the moment you say so.
• A written debrief and a plan for what to do next.

How It Works

You choose whether to take the controls. Nervous flyers who do tend to get more from the hour, because the fear is usually about control, but nothing is required of you and nothing happens without being briefed first. Early morning slots in smooth air are the default for this course.

For the full picture of how this course works, who it suits and what nervous flyers usually feel on the day, see our guide to the fear of flying course in Los Angeles.

Good To Know

• If leaving the ground is too much right now, the 60-minute full-motion simulator session is the usual first step and can be taken before this course.
• The flight is instructional, so the hour is logged as dual instruction if you later decide to train.
• We are flight instructors, not clinicians. For a severe phobia or panic attacks, this course works best alongside a licensed mental health professional, and we will say so before taking your booking.
• Weather cancellations are rescheduled at no cost.

Van Nuys Airport, 7900 Balboa Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91406. Open seven days, 9 AM to 9 PM. Call (818) 330-1318 with any question before you book.