Flying Enthusiasm Seminars at Fly and Race

Continued: A visit to Fly and Race Simulations

Fly and Race Simulations GmbH also supports people with a fear of flying. They call this enthusiasm for flying events. Together with the clients, the professionals work out possible reasons for the fear and reduce it step by step. By clarifying unanswered questions, they provide security and understanding for flying. In addition, they have some tricks up their sleeves on how to calm down. It is probably also helpful for many to have had a plane in their hands and to be able to steer it.

Treating fear of flying with VR

Even in the Boeing 777 flight simulator, I was somewhat under the illusion that I was really flying. I am not completely immune to fear of flying and my hands got sweaty. And when I landed, I noticed that the feeling was very real. That's why my nervousness increased a bit when it came to taking a seat in the cockpit of the F/A-18 simulator. But thanks to the safe instruction and the beautiful pictures, I was able to get involved in the experience without any problems. The great thing about VR is - and that's why it can also be used well for the Anxiety therapies that you can basically take yourself out of the virtual world at any time.

But I definitely didn't want to do that. The beautiful pictures of the Swiss Alps were too captivating. My colleague also said enthusiastically that he could spend hours in them. The software for the photo-realistic pictures came from Germany, said Strässle.

In VR you are actually even faster

The ingenious thing about the VR application is that you can quickly beam yourself somewhere else. Although the F/A 18 plane is already moving quite fast, you can save time if you want to explore other landscapes.

And what actually happens if you fly into a mountain or an object? Then you should pull the ejection seat as quickly as possible, and that's what we did at the end.