Nervous about flying?

Statistically, air travel is the safest form of travel. That said, many people still become anxious, nervous or fearful of flying.

Well, help for those people may be at hand in the form of reassurance by an Air Traffic Controller (ATCO).

I'm referring to David Gunson, a former ATCO (now retired) who became famous as an after-dinner speaker on the subject of aircraft and air travel.

You may have heard of him already, since he issued a vinyl record in 1982 entitled, 'What Goes Up ...Might Come Down!' and has enjoyed something of a cult following ever since!

He says things like, 'All landings are controlled-crashes and the definition of a good pilot is one who has the same number of take-offs as landings!'

The recording is available on a CD from Big Ben Records, No. BBCD 12 and also excerpts on YouTube.

Enjoy!