Is the Fear of Flying Help Course Really Free, and What Do the Paid Versions Include?

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Yes—the core Fear of Flying Help Course on fearofflyinghelp.com is presented as a 100% free online course with "no strings attached." You can enroll on the site and work through the lessons at home, at your own pace, with no seminars, clinics, or classes to attend. The paid items are separate formats of the same material: audio, video, and book versions are available for purchase. After finishing the free course, the instructor asks only that you consider a voluntary contribution to help fund the project—there is no stated requirement to pay.

What the free course includes

According to the site, the course is an interactive program developed by Captain Stacey Chance, who describes more than 30 years of flying for a major US airline. The free lessons are designed for:

  • People with an upcoming flight who feel concerned or uneasy
  • First-time flyers
  • Frequent flyers who still dislike flying

The course is taken privately online, on your own schedule. The site explicitly says it does not involve drugs, hypnosis, or medication, and that you don't need to attend any school or class.

The free lessons address common flying fears, including:

Question Topic
What if the plane hits an air pocket? Turbulence
What causes airplane turbulence? Turbulence
Which are the safest airlines? Airline safety
Can an airliner glide if the engines quit? Aircraft capability
How likely is an airplane crash? Risk statistics
Which seat is best? Seat choice
What about airline safety statistics? Safety data
Can the doors be opened in flight? Aircraft design
How do I cure motion sickness? Motion sickness

What the paid versions are

The site lists audio, video, and book versions of the course as available for purchase. These are alternate formats of the course content rather than a separate advanced program, based on the page wording. The page does not list prices for these versions, so check the purchase links on the site for current pricing.

PayPal appears as a payment option on the site. The page does not state whether the free course requires an account or login to enroll—"Enroll Now" is offered directly on the page, but confirm the enrollment steps when you sign up.

Is there a hidden cost?

The page makes three relevant statements:

  1. The online course is "100% FREE" with "NO strings attached."
  2. After completing the course, you are asked to "consider submitting a contribution" to fund the project.
  3. Other programs "cost hundreds of dollars," while this one is available "anytime, anywhere."

Taken together, the free course is not framed as a trial or a teaser for a paid product. The contribution request comes after completion and is described as a request, not a condition. The paid audio, video, and book versions are optional purchases, not requirements for accessing the lessons.

How to decide

  • Choose the free course if you want to work through the lessons online at no cost and are comfortable with a voluntary donation request at the end.
  • Consider a paid version if you prefer to listen or watch rather than read, or want a book you can keep—check the site for current prices before buying.
  • If cost is the deciding factor, start with the free lessons; nothing on the page suggests you need to buy anything to complete them.

One practical note: the site's value proposition rests on the instructor's airline background and the breadth of questions covered. If your fear is tied to a specific concern—turbulence, engine failure, or safety statistics—the free lesson list maps directly onto those topics, so you can judge fit before enrolling.