 Fear of Flying  is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season . It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on December 18 , 1994 . In the episode , Homer is banned from Moe 's Tavern and struggle to find a new bar . When he destroy a plane after being mistaken for a pilot at a pilots @-@ only bar , the airline buy the Simpsons ' silence with free tickets . The family discover that Marge is afraid of flying .