This can be quite effective. I know of a few people folks who took a lesson or two in order to overcome their fear of flying, and ended up not only overcoming t

This can be quite effective. I know of a few people folks who took a lesson or two in order to overcome their fear of flying, and ended up not only overcoming their fear but loving the experience so much they're now private pilots. Often times your local flight school will offer an inexpensive "discovery" flight lesson for <= $100. Alternatively, if you're in the SF area I've heard these folks are fantastic: https://www.fofc.com/ https://www.fofc.com/