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Alternate Account - Living in Fear
By Anonymous Pilot Hi Jenna. This is an alternate account, because as much as I trust your story and am thankful, I still live in fear of...
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The First Song: Smile
By Anonymous Pilot “I See the beauty around me; try to exude postivity; hey, I should be happy. I see those with tougher lives; it makes...
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Support from An Anxious Pilot
I really appreciate the work you’re doing. As a young private pilot earning his ratings. I’m so excited to see what looks like becoming a...
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The Story Sent by Mail
By Anonymous Pilot So 2020 was a shit year. I had made the decision to move in the hopes of advancing my career. My leadership had plans...
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Over My Head
By Anonymous Pilot My grandfather was an instructor pilot for the Army Air Corps, then owned a fleet of Cessna 310s which he used for his...
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Pilot Perfect
By Anonymous Pilot Aviation is in my blood my grandfather flew in the military, so when I took off for the first time I knew my true...
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What Aviation Has Given Me
For most of my life, I wanted to be in entertainment. I didn’t know exactly what that meant, but I figured if I was writing, filming, or...
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Here It Goes
By Anonymous Pilot Try being: the 7 year old girl at a sleepover who wakes up in the middle of the night begging to go home because she...
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My Experience at Flight School
By Anonymous Pilot First, my name is……Blank. For the same reason most everyone else’s is. I went to a flight school with the intention of...
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A Veteran's Story
By Anonymous Pilot My life has always been about fulfilling dreams. These dreams were what set my life on the path I followed. The...
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I'm Here to Listen
On September 23, 2016 I had just landed in Memphis, Tennessee, a day ahead of a college football game. I used to work in sports, so...
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So It's Life: ADHD
“I’d love your help. Want to share an anonymous story?” -Jenna Anonymous Pilot Reply I’d have to think of what I’d want to talk about....
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Survived Death: Not Good Enough for A Medical
By Anonymous Pilot Hi Jenna. First of all, thank you for creating a safe space for people to share their stories safely and with out...
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I Can't Take Medicine, I'm a Pilot
By Anonymous Pilot I still remember the first time I went up in a plane. I was 7-8 years old, and just like so many others, I was hooked....
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Other options exist in flying for those who might be bummed about the medical like I was.
By Anonymous Sport Pilot I wanted to write this after seeing all the stories on the Instagram page. My story is for most of my late...
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Multi Pilot + Lost Nerve + Many Moons = Paragliding
Hey Jenna: Thanks for sharing your story here -a courageous act that will inspire a good many others to do as well, i expect. Bravo! /me:...
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Healthier, Happier, & A Safer Pilot
I’m an airline pilot (captain) for a major airline who had anxiety/depression. I got help, got on an SSRI and went through the FAA SSRI...
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Everywhere Except Aviation
It’s become acceptable everywhere to have an open discussion about your mental health. Everywhere except for the commercial aviation...
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Preflighting with a Collapsed Lung
Hey Everyone, I’m a current flight instructor at a part 141 flight school. I just found this page, and I’m really excited that something...
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Got The Bug: Aviation, Anxiety & Depression
By Anonymous Pilot I started out in aviation late in life, I had zero family members that were pilots but somehow I got the bug. I have...
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