Maybe my military background made me appreciate the video sent to me by a friend and fellow former military pilot. Below.  I couldn’t help thinking about the relevance for people with a fear of flying… 

You are safer flying on a commercial airliner than you are walking as a pedestrian.  For years I have repeated this fact in my classes.  I based it on a renowned MIT researcher’s statistics that each year approximately 7,000 people in the United States die as pedestrians. 

In less than 24 hours, I escaped from cactus in Phoenix and its 100 degree September steaminess to the Piazza de Novona here in picturesque Rome.  I have modern jet travel to thank for whisking me away to this Italian adventure.

People with a fear of flying will be disheartened by the headlines in today’s USA Today. The story reports that a recent investigation revealed that the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has fallen way short in its role to prevent bombs from getting into aircraft cargo.