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Chris has been flying for in excess of 35 years, with more than 16000 hours of flying. Having learned to fly in the RAF, then as an instructor and executive charter pilot, he then went on to join the airlines and since then has flown in just about every corner of the world and over all the oceans, with many of the worlds major airlines, sometimes as a teacher. His longest flight of 14 hours 25 minuets non-stop was from Brunei to Amsterdam in a Boeing 767. Although recently retired from the airlines Chris still flies smaller aeroplanes and has two of his own.
His interest in helping people overcome their fear of flying goes back to the days of instructing where he had to help nervous students overcome their anxieties some even went on to become commercial pilots, later it was always a pleasure to welcome worried passengers into the flight deck and show them the functions of the cockpit, everyone went away feeling more relaxed and at ease and more confident about flying.
Chris studied for a master’s degree in air transport management at London City University where he became interested in aviation psychology; his thesis was concerned with the differences in fear of flying in the industrialised nations and the developing world. Chris has recently spent over 18 months with the London College of Clinical Hypnosis studying for an Diploma in clinical hypnosis; he is also a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He now devotes his time through an organisation called ‘To Fly’ to help sufferers overcome their flight phobias.
