Hi there, and welcome to my blog, Tincan Flyer! My name’s Jeff, and I’m here to share my somewhat unconventional adventure of becoming a pilot—despite being terrified of flying. Yes, you read that right. I’m a pilot who’s afraid to fly.

Why the name Tincan Flyer, you ask? Well, that came from a lighthearted exchange with my flight instructor. When I asked if he’d be willing to give me lessons in something as small as a Cessna 140/150, he laughed and said, “I’ll squeeze into that tincan, and we’ll have a ball!” From that moment, my trusty little plane became known as the ‘tincan,’ and the name stuck.

But the real story behind this blog is my journey to overcome my fear of flying. I decided to buy my own plane and face my fears head-on, one flight at a time. Tincan Flyer is where I’ll document that journey—the highs, the lows, and everything in between. It’s about the challenges and victories of a scaredy-cat pilot learning to take control of the sky.

So, if you’re interested in flying, or if you’ve ever faced a fear you wanted to conquer, I hope you’ll follow along as I share what it’s really like to take this journey.