The day we got to go through the terminal and walk onto a stationary plane, I knew would be a huge test for me personally.

I prayed the night before that I would be calm and welcome the experience and that was precisely how I felt.

The scent on the plane brought back childhood memories and the tears welled of the fondness and instant feeling of why I loved flying, I was so very happy to walk around the plane and even get a peek in the Captains seat!

Going up to the airport tower was another moment where I was completely embraced in the experience of feeling the honor of being able to do such.

Attending your course took a lot of courage at first but it was a decision that changed my life.

I learned so much about aviation that now I have a background of facts on which to revise my thinking about flying rather than my ungrounded fears which were fuelled by newspapers.

My successful flight back to my birthplace after years of broken promises proved to me that I could change my long fear of flying.