Miracle on the Hudson Co-Pilot Helps Passengers Return to the Sky
Jeffrey Skiles, co-pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 "The Miracle on the Hudson", which last January made an amazing successful emergency water landing in the Hudson River, is once again lending help to airline passengers in their time of need.
Waunakee, WI (PRWEB) January 26, 2010
Jeffrey Skiles, co-pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 "The Miracle on the Hudson", which last January made an amazing successful emergency water landing in the Hudson River, is once again lending help to airline passengers in their time of need.
Skiles has recently contributed a gripping and informational foreword to the Takeoff Today Program, a popular program developed for individuals seeking to overcome their fear of flying available at http://www. FearofFlyingPhobia. com (http://www. FearofFlyingPhobia. com). In the foreword, Skiles speaks candidly about his experience on Flight 1549, how it effected his life as a pilot, and precisely how he was able to return to the cockpit within two brief weeks without the fear that one may would expect from someone who lived through the events of Flight 1549.
Rich Presta, the author of the Takeoff Today Program states, “A fear of flying can be very debilitating and may get in the way of people fostering relationships with friends and family, advancing at work, or simply experiencing all that easy and efficient air travel has to offer. During the creation of the Takeoff Today Program, we worked very closely with many seasoned pilots, flight attendants, aircraft mechanics, air traffic controllers, and other professionals in the aviation industry to ensure we provide the best information for conquering flying anxiety possible, but we are certainly grateful and fortunate to have such a powerful contribution from someone as noteworthy as Jeffrey Skiles who together with Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger proved their bravery that January day.”
Research has estimated that as many as twenty five percent of people grapple with a fear of flying and that the true number of individuals who avoid flying completely due to fear in the US alone is measured in the multiple millions. The contribution Skiles has made will allow those seeking to overcome their fear of flying to obtain a much clearer understanding of flight from a pilots’ point of view and goes to great lengths to shatter long standing misconceptions about flight that cause needless anxiety for many airline passengers.
Skiles is not only without fear since he has returned to his job as a commercial pilot, but he further goes on to point out, “As a pilot of great experience who has literally survived a plane crash, I anxiously await my next flight. When you close that cockpit door, you leave all the troubles of the world on the other side. You are transported to a world of great beauty. There is no experience quite like picking your way through a thunderstorm line at 37,000 feet. Watching the storm cells grow and roil like living things before your eyes; the cloud tops blowing off the top downwind. Or the beauty of the night sky on a red eye flight. There’s something about leaving the earth that puts all the things you thought were important in perspective"
Skiles’ foreword and a other free resources for fearful fliers can found on the Takeoff Today Program website at http://www. FearofFlyingPhobia. com (http://www. FearofFlyingPhobia. com). Program author Presta added, “It’s critical to me personally that those with a fear of flying have the opportunity to access the information needed to feel more comfortable flying and overcome their fear, so I work hard to make it easy for anyone to learn the facts about flying so they can put their fears behind them and move on with their life without restrictions.”
Rich Presta developed the Takeoff Today Program after successfully overcoming his own severe fear of flying. His programs and books on anxiety and fears have been seen in Psychology Today and Natural Health magazines, as well as on Discovery Health channel, and MSNBC. Jeffrey Skiles was the First Officer on Flight 1549, has been flying for over 34 years and has logged over 20,000 hours of flying time. For more information on the Takeoff Today Program or to obtain a complimentary copy of the foreword authored by Jeffery Skiles, visit http://www. FearofFlyingPhobia. com (http://www. FearofFlyingPhobia. com).
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