This short quiz measures the severity of fear of flying using the SMSP, a clinically validated screening scale. Your answers stay private. At the end you'll see a severity score (0-5) and what it means.
About this quiz
Fear of Flying Severity Quiz
This 2-minute test uses a clinically validated severity scale to score how much fear of flying affects your daily life. You'll see a 0-5 rating and what each band means. Bia uses this score to personalize your recovery program.
About the scoreWhat your fear of flying score means
SMSP severity bands (0 to 5)
- 0 – 1Minimal: your phobia rarely affects daily decisions or quality of life.
- 2Mild: noticeable in specific situations but not yet shaping major decisions.
- 3Moderate: actively limiting choices around work, travel, eating, social life, or sleep. Most Bia users start here.
- 4Significant: meaningfully disabling. Structured daily exposure work is the evidence-based path forward.
- 5Severe: dominating daily decisions. Bia's structured program is effective at this severity; therapist-supported use is recommended.
Common questions about fear of flying
I have a flight in 2 weeks. Can Bia help in time?
Yes, Bia includes accelerated pre-flight programs for 2-week, 1-week, and 24-hour timelines. The full recovery takes longer; the immediate program reduces in-flight distress.
What about the actual safety risk?
Flying is statistically the safest form of transportation by a wide margin. Bia provides the actual data, your brain needs facts, not reassurance.
Fear of flying is a specific phobia of air travel: turbulence, take-off, the cabin, the crash. It often has a panic component (fear of having an attack mid-flight) and sometimes a control component (you can't get off). The clinical fix combines education about flight safety statistics (your brain needs the facts), interoceptive exposure to motion sensations, and graduated airport and aircraft exposures, from booking a ticket, to visiting the airport, to short flights. Bia structures the program from your first day to the day you board.
Common signs of fear of flying
- Fear of turbulence, take-off, landing, or crashing
- Claustrophobia in the cabin
- Fear of having a panic attack mid-flight
- Avoidance of necessary travel: missing weddings, work trips, family visits
- Anticipatory anxiety days or weeks before a planned flight
- Physical symptoms at the gate or on board
Our clinical approach: education plus interoceptive exposure plus graduated in-vivo exposure