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Old 3rd Jun 2010, 11:01
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atpcliff
 
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Hi!

I would/will fly the MD-11 if that is the best job I can get. If EVA's T&Cs were better, I would apply (was applying, and stopped after I found out T&Cs). Would fly the MD for World (but would hope for the 747).

BUT, I feel that flying the MD-11 is riskier than it should be, and that the FAA improperly certified that aircraft. Relative to real life, the MD-11 is VERY safe, but I don't believe it's as safe as the other airframes, which is a shame.

On the other hand maybe it will turn out to be true that since the MD-11 is relatively new with not very many airframes flying, that the current accident rate is negatively skewed "abnormally".

Hopefully, it will turn out, in the long run, that the MD-11 is NOT 7x more dangerous than the other airframes!

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