Fear of flying

[5] The most extreme manifestations can include panic attacks or vomiting at the mere sight or mention of an aircraft or air travel.

It appears that some people get aerophobia from being or having claustrophobia to the small spaces inside the fuselage of the plane or helicopter.

This type of treatment uses computer technology where the patient enters a virtual reality of flying.

[10] This experience includes visual, auditory, and motion stimuli to imitate flying in a plane as close as possible.

[11] Another advantage of VRET over vivo exposure treatment is that it focuses on the main reason that elicits fear of flying easily.

[12] Studies of interventions like cognitive behavioral therapy have reported rates of reduction in anxiety of around 80%; however, there is little evidence that any treatment can eliminate fear of flying.

[14] A number of celebrities have suffered from a fear of flying, including former Arsenal FC and Netherlands footballer Dennis Bergkamp, famously dubbed the "non-flying Dutchman",[15] Agnetha Fältskog, Travis Barker, who got into a plane crash in 2009, and early rock artist Ritchie Valens, who died in a plane crash less than a year into his fame.

[5][6] Research into the most effective ways to treat or manage fear of flying is difficult (as it is with other counselling or behavioral interventions) due to the inability to include a placebo or other control arm in such studies.