Safe Travels

Flying Without Fear

Steven Conrad Martin

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Gatekeeper Press
26 August 2025

Transport industries; Coping with anxiety & phobias; Aircraft: general interest

If you're looking to overcome anxiety or fear before flying, this is the most in-depth, realistic, and holistic resource available. What makes this book stand out is the author's thirty-plus years of experience training pilots, flight crew, physicians, and flight nurses in emergency procedures and fear mitigation. For the first time, passengers receive the same professional-level insights and tools as aviation professionals-without anything held back.

Most people aren't afraid of flying itself, but of what might happen in the air. This book addresses those concerns directly, offering not just reassurance, but detailed knowledge that empowers. Unlike typical books that focus solely on calming techniques, this one assumes issues can and do arise-and teaches you how to prepare and respond like a pro.

You'll learn:

How aircraft work and what pilots are trained to do What ""fear"" actually is and how to manage it Practical tools to use before and during flight How human performance is affected by flying The realities of in-flight emergencies and how professionals handle them How to choose the right airline, plan for long-distance travel, and mitigate chronic fatigue and stress

This book is technical by design, equipping readers with the same no-nonsense, scenario-based preparation used by flight professionals. Whether you fly commercial or private, it will change how you understand-and experience-flight.

You'll walk away with the confidence to board any aircraft fully prepared, knowing what to expect and how to handle it.

Because on the other side of fear is freedom.

By: Steven Conrad Martin
Imprint: Gatekeeper Press
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 463g
ISBN: 9781662965579
ISBN 10: 1662965575
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 26 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

As an aviation safety expert and aerospace physiologist, Mr. Martin has been directly involved in the training of pilots and aircrew members for decades, personally instructing over 20,000 aviators. This author's operational experience has included training military pilots in not only aerospace physiology subject matter but also practical aircraft ejection and ground egress procedures, parachuting, survival techniques, high-G centrifuge training, extreme high-altitude training, spatial disorientation training, night vision, enhanced vision systems training, and fighter pilot physical conditioning programs. Mr. Martin's civilian aerospace physiology teaching experience has included flight physiology academics and practical high-altitude chamber training, as well as expertise in spatial disorientation, visual limitations and optimization, enhanced vision systems, and flight deck smoke and fumes training. Mr. Martin's education has included academic studies at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, the University of North Dakota, and the Community College of the Air Force. Mr. Martin has also authored Aerospace Physiology: Aeromedical and Human Factors for Pilots, which was the inspiration for his new book, Safe Travels: Flying Without Fear. Steven spends his leisure time enjoying time with his wife, daughters, and granddaughter. Steven also enjoys spending time with the family's dogs and cats, as well as exercising, motorcycling, and gardening.

Reviews for Safe Travels: Flying Without Fear

Book Review 1: John C., Captain - As a pilot, I highly recommend this book because it covers a lot of the safety information I learned in flight school. I make my family members read it before traveling! Book Review 2: Sheila M, Houston, USA - This book is amazing in it's depth! I never realized the level of training pilots receive and the things I need to be aware of in flight. I feel much more confident flying than I ever have, thankfully! Book Review 3: Danielle H, Minneapolis, MN - Every airline passenger should read this book. It definitely helps with flying, but also with many other parts of life.