
Optimising Team Performance & Understanding Stress
FlightPad and Anxiety Project have partnered to design a specialised programme to help individuals optimise team performance and understand how to eradicate unwanted and unhelpful emotions in stressful situations. This training course blends evidence-based frameworks from the aviation industry and the science of neuroplasticity. You will have a fully immersive flight simulator experience which will help you to understand your individual response in a stressful situation. You will leave understanding how you can improve your individual performance, managing and ultimately irradicating unwanted emotions and behaviours.
FlightPad and Anxiety Project have partnered to design a specialised programme to help individuals optimise team performance and understand how to eradicate unwanted and unhelpful emotions in stressful situations. This training course blends evidence-based frameworks from the aviation industry and the science of neuroplasticity. You will have a fully immersive flight simulator experience which will help you to understand your individual response in a stressful situation. You will leave understanding how you can improve your individual performance, managing and ultimately irradicating unwanted emotions and behaviours.
What to Expect
Our course combines psychological expertise and real-world aviation training, delivering a comprehensive approach to managing your team and addressing stress.
- Understanding the Impact of Stress: Explore the science behind unhelpful stress responses such as anger, panic and anxiety, and how this impacts your mind and body.
- Flight Simulator Exercise: Step into a professional flight simulator, guided by experienced airline pilots, to experience your response as a member of a team to a stressful situation. This immersive experience is designed to give you the opportunity to reflect on your individual response to stress and anxiety, and to learn how to effectively alleviate stress.
- Personalised Support & Coaching: With support from our experienced anxiety relief coaches, you will learn about the power of neuroplasticity and realise that you do not have to put up with unhelpful or unwanted emotions in any part of your life.
- Food & Drinks Provided!




Meet the Team:

Ben Tams
Ben is a dedicated recovery coach with over six years of experience helping clients overcome anxiety, OCD, PTSD and other phobias. Through 1:1 and group sessions, he supports individuals on their journey to resilience and peace. Alongside his coaching, Ben also consults for the University of Oxford, where he manages complex research projects, including post-conflict healthcare. In 2018, he received the university’s Award for Excellence, recognising his impactful work.

Rachel Wood RGN MSc
Rachel, a critical care nurse by background, is an experienced and accomplished educational programme developer and facilitator. Rachel’s facilitation style is founded in principles of compassionate leadership. Rachel is an anxiety relief coach and has successfully coached clients from a place of severe and debilitating anxiety to a much more comfortable life where they are well on the way to becoming completely anxious free. Rachel is passionate about the importance of balance in an individual’s life both at work and home.

Will Wright MSc
As an experienced airline pilot, Will has a passion for human performance. Rooted in human factors, he is particularly focussed on how self-confidence impacts safety and efficiency within flight operations. Alongside his aviation career, he supports the next generation of pilots through training essential skills & competencies, highlighting the importance of mentoring & networking, and promoting diversity & inclusion. He also works closely with The Honourable Company of Air Pilots, chairing and participating in various working groups.
Course Highlights
Led by an experienced airline pilot and a certified anxiety relief coach, our programme combines the technical safety principles of aviation with practical and science-based methods to optimise individual and team performance.
You will have an enjoyable and immersive experience in a flight simulator that replicates a stressful situation, in which you will work as a team to manage the emergency.
Learn how you can choose to rewire your brain and change the way you respond to a stressful situation. This knowledge can have a revolutionary impact on your team performance and personal fulfilment
Our intimate group sizes ensure a comfortable, safe and supportive environment where you can receive individual attention.
Central Location
Conveniently located in West London, our state-of-the-art training facility provides the ideal setting for both learning and relaxation. The course takes place in our comfortable lounge and advanced flight simulator.
1-Day Course
Our full-day programme is designed to offer you the opportunity to notice the way you react in a stressful situation. This includes an immersive, hands-on activity on a Boeing 737 flight simulator – an exciting and memorable experience!
Follow-Up Session
Masterclass: If you experience an unwanted emotion in stressful situations, which is detrimental to your team performance, you can join us for a 2-day masterclass in which we will support you to develop the skills to change your emotional response forever!
🗓️ TBC (9:30am-4:00pm)
Ready to take the next step? Our team is here to support you every step of the way. Book your spot on our upcoming Optimising Team Performance & Understanding Stress course.
Need to speak to a member of our team? Contact us today.