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My fear of flying has mostly to do with my lack of control of the situation, and the lack of knowing what can or is going to happen. I have the utmost faith in the machine itself and in the pilots, but my greatest fear has always been a 10 minute death plunge from altitude.
That being said I do fly at least 1-2 times a year, I just get drunk before I get on the plane.
And that doesn't stop me from watching Air Disasters religiously (just not in the two weeks before I am going to fly)
Which begs the question: Do you have the same apprehension getting in the back seat of a car, a bus, a train, a boat?
Not in control there either, and the risks are far higher.
Sure, but there is something comforting about traveling closer to the ground. You can't just drop out of the sky. If you have an accident on plane and the plane crashes, then you are pretty much guaranteed to die. People can survive accidents that occur on the ground thankfully.
Most air incidents are also very survivable, it's just that when the cascade of failure in an airplane reaches a certain point, it's usually a total failure.
"Incidents" maybe but not crashes. Most of the time, if the plane crashes, you are going to die with everyone else on board. Maybe bring a parachute?
Parachutes won't work on commercial jets, too much speed, too many untrained people, not the right doors to exit the plane at altitude.
And even some of the worst crashes can be survivable, but yes, most of the bad ones are with "all lost aboard"
Which begs the question: Do you have the same apprehension getting in the back seat of a car, a bus, a train, a boat?
Not in control there either, and the risks are far higher.
Sure, but there is something comforting about traveling closer to the ground. You can't just drop out of the sky. If you have an accident on plane and the plane crashes, then you are pretty much guaranteed to die. People can survive accidents that occur on the ground thankfully.
Most air incidents are also very survivable, it's just that when the cascade of failure in an airplane reaches a certain point, it's usually a total failure.
"Incidents" maybe but not crashes. Most of the time, if the plane crashes, you are going to die with everyone else on board. Maybe bring a parachute?
Parachutes won't work on commercial jets, too much speed, too many untrained people, not the right doors to exit the plane at altitude.
And even some of the worst crashes can be survivable, but yes, most of the bad ones are with "all lost aboard"
A jet pack?
Sure, but there is something comforting about traveling closer to the ground. You can't just drop out of the sky. If you have an accident on plane and the plane crashes, then you are pretty much guaranteed to die. People can survive accidents that occur on the ground thankfully.
Most air incidents are also very survivable, it's just that when the cascade of failure in an airplane reaches a certain point, it's usually a total failure.
"Incidents" maybe but not crashes. Most of the time, if the plane crashes, you are going to die with everyone else on board. Maybe bring a parachute?
Parachutes won't work on commercial jets, too much speed, too many untrained people, not the right doors to exit the plane at altitude.
And even some of the worst crashes can be survivable, but yes, most of the bad ones are with "all lost aboard"
A jet pack?
That would probably lead to passengers in jet packs slamming into the ground, and anyone in the vicinity of that ground.
I know what happened:
Wear a parachute. If you get sucked out the window you can film the plane crashing below while you float down.It'll go viral on JooT00B and you can buy your own planeYou know, after I saw this and heard that a woman was almost pulled through the window, I'm gonna rethink my stand on window seats as well.
Hawaii Air Lines ruined first class for me when I saw the roof get torn off of it's first class section of the jet.
Now window seats? Guess I'm gonna have to start driving or taking a train.
Wear the seat belt.... it stops you getting blown out of the roof and the window.
I thought she was the lone victim??I expect the near-500 mph wind rendered her unconscious pretty quickly.To be sucked through a broken window....in an airplane....
can not think of a worst nightmare
but apparently she survived....she was sucked....then unsucked....
and she was there to tell the story
I don't know... I only know she was sucked...through the window ...in the plane ....you know....
And she lived to tell the story.
From what I heard she got sucked partially out and passengers pulled her back in. She suffered from severe head trauma.I think she was killed by a piece of shrapnel hitting her in the head and then was sucked out the window. Did she actually get sucked out though? I thought I heard on the news this morning that they were performing CPR on her?
“My brother says she’s the best pilot he knows,” Gary Shults said. “She’s a very caring, giving person who takes care of lots of people.”Tammie Jo is one of the first female pilots in the Navy - Badass
Tammie Jo Shults, reportedly one of the pilots responsible for landing the Southwest Airlines flight 1380 that experienced an engine explosion earlier today, was also one of the first women pilots in the Navy and one of the first women to fly the F/A 18 fighter jet.
https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-pilot-who-saved-that-southwest-flight-is-a-badass-1825341463
One of the fan blades broke loose
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It's much safer than driving!What a horrifying and traumatic experience for the other passengers too. I wouldn't be too surprised if some of them decided to never step foot on a plane again!
Line up at aft doors, wait until the plane is below 15k/ft then take your chances. Skydiving is a RUSH!!!My fear of flying has mostly to do with my lack of control of the situation, and the lack of knowing what can or is going to happen. I have the utmost faith in the machine itself and in the pilots, but my greatest fear has always been a 10 minute death plunge from altitude.
That being said I do fly at least 1-2 times a year, I just get drunk before I get on the plane.
And that doesn't stop me from watching Air Disasters religiously (just not in the two weeks before I am going to fly)
Which begs the question: Do you have the same apprehension getting in the back seat of a car, a bus, a train, a boat?
Not in control there either, and the risks are far higher.
Sure, but there is something comforting about traveling closer to the ground. You can't just drop out of the sky. If you have an accident on plane and the plane crashes, then you are pretty much guaranteed to die. People can survive accidents that occur on the ground thankfully.
Most air incidents are also very survivable, it's just that when the cascade of failure in an airplane reaches a certain point, it's usually a total failure.
"Incidents" maybe but not crashes. Most of the time, if the plane crashes, you are going to die with everyone else on board. Maybe bring a parachute?
Parachutes won't work on commercial jets, too much speed, too many untrained people, not the right doors to exit the plane at altitude.
And even some of the worst crashes can be survivable, but yes, most of the bad ones are with "all lost aboard"
Wait until the plane is below 15k/ft the take your chances. Skydiving is a RUSH!!!Which begs the question: Do you have the same apprehension getting in the back seat of a car, a bus, a train, a boat?
Not in control there either, and the risks are far higher.
Sure, but there is something comforting about traveling closer to the ground. You can't just drop out of the sky. If you have an accident on plane and the plane crashes, then you are pretty much guaranteed to die. People can survive accidents that occur on the ground thankfully.
Most air incidents are also very survivable, it's just that when the cascade of failure in an airplane reaches a certain point, it's usually a total failure.
"Incidents" maybe but not crashes. Most of the time, if the plane crashes, you are going to die with everyone else on board. Maybe bring a parachute?
Parachutes won't work on commercial jets, too much speed, too many untrained people, not the right doors to exit the plane at altitude.
And even some of the worst crashes can be survivable, but yes, most of the bad ones are with "all lost aboard"
Wait until the plane is below 15k/ft the take your chances. Skydiving is a RUSH!!!Sure, but there is something comforting about traveling closer to the ground. You can't just drop out of the sky. If you have an accident on plane and the plane crashes, then you are pretty much guaranteed to die. People can survive accidents that occur on the ground thankfully.
Most air incidents are also very survivable, it's just that when the cascade of failure in an airplane reaches a certain point, it's usually a total failure.
"Incidents" maybe but not crashes. Most of the time, if the plane crashes, you are going to die with everyone else on board. Maybe bring a parachute?
Parachutes won't work on commercial jets, too much speed, too many untrained people, not the right doors to exit the plane at altitude.
And even some of the worst crashes can be survivable, but yes, most of the bad ones are with "all lost aboard"
When properly trained and equipped it may be a rush, but without that it would be a "splat"
Hopefully they can slow the plane below 300/knots, If you arch back, arms & legs spread belly to earth, you can keep from spinning out of control, the emergency shoot will deploy below 2k/ft. If you see a mountain, bring both hands in to pull the cord!!!Wait until the plane is below 15k/ft the take your chances. Skydiving is a RUSH!!!Sure, but there is something comforting about traveling closer to the ground. You can't just drop out of the sky. If you have an accident on plane and the plane crashes, then you are pretty much guaranteed to die. People can survive accidents that occur on the ground thankfully.
Most air incidents are also very survivable, it's just that when the cascade of failure in an airplane reaches a certain point, it's usually a total failure.
"Incidents" maybe but not crashes. Most of the time, if the plane crashes, you are going to die with everyone else on board. Maybe bring a parachute?
Parachutes won't work on commercial jets, too much speed, too many untrained people, not the right doors to exit the plane at altitude.
And even some of the worst crashes can be survivable, but yes, most of the bad ones are with "all lost aboard"
When properly trained and equipped it may be a rush, but without that it would be a "splat"
I'm sure James Bond must have parachuted out of a crashing plane.
more than once ..and parachuted off a cliffHey it happens in the movies!
That would have FOD'd the engine ASAP...not 20 minutes into a flight. Sounds like a compressor or turbine blade let loose. We had one happen on one of our C-130s at Barbers Pt...FORTUNATELY, it was on the ground, taxi'ing away from the fuel pits....blew the entire leading edge off. (blade hit the hydraulic and fuel lines and the hot bleed air line.....kaboom!)One of the fan blades broke loose
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I figured a mechanic probably left a wrench sitting in front of the fan and forgot it.
I also don't see her as a "hero"....she's a competent pilot and did her job. You want a hero, how about flying a Huey with both skids shot off, your co-pilot and crew chief dead, and landing it perfectly in a cloud of dust, balanced on a pile of old tires at An Khe. Never caught his name but I never was so thankful to get out of a broken bird in my time there.
