Scared of flying?

[pagani123]

@Overkilled

[ALwin]

Im not usually scared of flying Id say im well travelled for my age but ive never been outside of Europe or on a flight more than a few hours. Im going to New york in about 12 days and all the stuff happening in France is making me a bit hesitant of flying on a 7 hour flight to the so called capital of the world 

 

Don't be so melodramatic, statistically speaking you're safer on a plane than in a car.  Planes have multiple redundant systems, some of which are not fully operating 100% of the time yet they still make it back and forth between airports.

[ZetZet]

id rather die from my mistake then someone elses.

you do realize that there are other people driving.

[Arty]

you do realize that there are other people driving.

unfortunately

[nerdyrcdriver]

I much prefer flying if the drive is 6 hours or more. I just went to a robotics competition that was about 11hrs each way. That sucked, but at least I had plenty of friends to talk to and screw around with during the drive. Flying over the ocean sketched me out a bit when I flew from IL to Puerto Rico two years ago. But if anything went wrong, the chances of having a good water landing are much higher than the chances of having a good land landing. 

 

Make sure you are up to date on your shots (if you use them) and make sure to wash/sanitize your hands. Odds are someone on that plane is sick and you don't want to catch it and ruin your trip. Stay away from any food that might upset your stomach for the day of and day before the flight. You probably already know this kind of stuff since you are well traveled, but a little refresher never hurts. 

[spwath]

The odds of dying in a plane crash are very high, id rather drive.

Drive from england to new york?

 

 

Its not fatal.

Your fucking dead if your not near a airport

fatal means deadly like you will die....

 

 

 

I flew from new york to england, it was fine, they have movies on the planes

[GoldSrc]

You're not going to die, there's nothing to be afraid of.

[Admiral Naismith]

Im not usually scared of flying Id say im well travelled for my age but ive never been outside of Europe or on a flight more than a few hours. Im going to New york in about 12 days and all the stuff happening in France is making me a bit hesitant of flying on a 7 hour flight to the so called capital of the world 

I come from a family full of pilots so I feel I know what I'm talking about.

 

The pilots don't want to die. Pilots are some of the most intelligent people you can find. They know their limits and what they are capable of. If they're willing to make the flight, it's safe to fly.

 

Airport security is extremely tight in 'western' countries, I wouldn't worry about having problems in the flight, I'd me more worried about problems getting to the airport.

[79wjd]

Drive from england to new york?

It's just a short drive over the pond. 

 

 

I come from a family full of pilots so I feel I know what I'm talking about.

 

The pilots don't want to die. Pilots are some of the most intelligent people you can find. They know their limits and what they are capable of. If they're willing to make the flight, it's safe to do fly.

 

Airport security is extremely tight in 'western' countries, I wouldn't worry about having problems in the flight, I'd me more worried about problems getting to the airport.

The TSA, while strict, also misses quite a bit (not to mention all the bribery that takes place). Also, you do end up with pilots who are desperate for money (thus will take the chance). Plus, pilots due also make compromises....I'm sure they're not thrilled with most airlines' policy of run to failure. 

 

Note: I'm not blaming them for missing stuff, it's inevitable due to the shear volume of people they need to deal with.  

[thekeemo]

Its not fatal.

Your fucking dead if your not near a airport

how often are you that far away from an airport..

[spwath]

how often are you that far away from an airport..

When you are flying from England to NY like he said.

[thekeemo]

When you are flying from England to NY like he said.

I don't know about NYC but from London to Toronto and Calgary the plane is usually quite close to the coasts of Greenland. It could also be the Mercator map playing tricks on my eyes. Also make sure you have travel insurance or whatever it is you need. You don't want to end up paying $200000 because you tripped.

[79wjd]

I don't know about NYC but from London to Toronto and Calgary the plane is usually quite close to the coasts of Greenland. It could also be the Mercator map playing tricks on my eyes. Also make sure you have travel insurance or whatever it is you need. You don't want to end up paying $200000 because you tripped.

The flight path from London to NY is similar, the airlines do generally try to stay relatively close to land when given the option; but even still, close enough to reach it and do an emergency landing in time...well, that depends on what the emergency is (if all the engines fail, however unlikely that may be, you're never going to reach land in time).

[thekeemo]

The flight path from London to NY is similar, the airlines do generally try to stay relatively close to land when given the option; but even still, close enough to reach it and do an emergency landing in time...well, that depends on what the emergency is (if all the engines fail, however unlikely that may be, you're never going to reach land in time).

the chance of all 4 engines dying at once is extremely low. Commercial planes are designed to be able to run on half the engines I believe.

[79wjd]

the chance of all 4 engines dying at once is extremely low. Commercial planes are designed to be able to run on half the engines I believe.

I was just giving an extreme example; and can't the new 747-800 get by on a single engine even? (I thought I read that somewhere) 

[thekeemo]

I was just giving an extreme example; and can't the new 747-800 get by on a single engine even? (I thought I read that somewhere)

I believe so. I have a picture of a plane I was with tape on the wings give me a minute to find it..

Edit https://goo.gl/photos/YmoQUpevGiCrkRFa8

[Daegun]

The odds of dying in a plane crash are very high, id rather drive.

 

How far away from your aiport do you live? If it's more than a few miles, you're more likely to get into a crash and die on your way to the airport than on your flight.

[JAKEBAB]

I'm in the same boat really, I've never been out of Europe, furthest I've been is Cyprus. Honestly I wouldn't worry about going to New York, you're probably safer to fly now than at any other time, because airport security will be ridiculously high.

Airport security doesn't stop planes in fucking 2015 "disappearing" lol.

[79wjd]

I believe so. I have a picture of a plane I was with tape on the wings give me a minute to find it..

Edit https://goo.gl/photos/YmoQUpevGiCrkRFa8

Run to failure, it's a good policy  

[Thorium19]

Airport security doesn't stop planes in fucking 2015 "disappearing" lol.

Heightened security will more likely catch people with wrongful intentions. Of course, there is the case of the crew potentially being the threat, but that's also unlikely. It's also severely unlikely IS is going to have surface to air missiles over the Atlantic.

[JAKEBAB]

Heightened security will more likely catch people with wrongful intentions. Of course, there is the case of the crew potentially being the threat, but that's also unlikely. It's also severely unlikely IS is going to have surface to air missiles over the Atlantic.

Do we even know what happened to that plane that disappeared over the ocean though? I can't remember which one since theres been so many in the past year or 2 lol.

[Overkilled]

Do we even know what happened to that plane that disappeared over the ocean though? I can't remember which one since theres been so many in the past year or 2 lol.

It was the hash slinging slasher

[Yuval]

ISIS could take down your plane, you never know  :unsure: