For all you white-knuckle fliers. For those who won't even get on an airplane. Virgin Atlantic has a course to cure you of your phlight phobia. They boast a 98% success rate, but it takes a whole day and about $325. But now, there's an app for that. They've put their course into an iPhone app that can fly right with you, instructing you, relaxing you, reassuring you, and all for just $4.99. It even has a button you can hit in case you get an in-flight panic attack. I played with it a bit today and I liked it. Knowledge of what's happening in the plane gives you comfort and the relaxation doctor is so good, you might want to use this app on the Kennedy expressway! It's sooooo relaxing, however, that I hope no pilots are using it! Here's a
link to the actual course. Here's
more info on the app. I like Sir Richard Branson. He's an aviator who's working hard to put you and me into space! He loves aviation and I'm sure he wants to see everyone love aviation. Whoopi Goldberg is a graduate of the course, "I was a sceptic. I hadn't flown in 13 years but after doing their program, I understood that while my fear was real, there were many things I didn't know or had misinformation about, which they were able to clear up. So what happened? The program works. I now fly. It's that simple."
