GreenEyedTraveler
14th Jun 2009, 01:07
Hello,
I am a newcomer to this forum. I hope that I am posting this in the appropriate place.
I am not a pilot, or otherwise working in any field related to aviation. My father worked in the aviation field (as an engineer) his entire life. I've been flying (as a passenger) since I was an infant (actually, since I was in-utero :p). What I am, is a traveler. I have no idea how many air-miles I've logged as such - I suspect it is somewhere in the area of 500,000+.
However, I'm a nervous flier. As a mechanical engineer, I understand intellectually how safe it is to fly. That doesn't change my irrational fear of it though.
Having said all of this, I pose a question for all others here:
When flying from Miami to Buenos Aires, do the airlines fly through the "ITCZ"?
My next international destination is Beunos Aires. I have never flown that far South in the world (Caracas is as far South as I've been). My concern, of course, has to do with the Air France disaster. If someone here could be so kind as to tell me what the flight path is from Miami to Buenos Aires, I would appreciate it. Is it primarily over land, once you get to South America?
Thank you.
I am a newcomer to this forum. I hope that I am posting this in the appropriate place.
I am not a pilot, or otherwise working in any field related to aviation. My father worked in the aviation field (as an engineer) his entire life. I've been flying (as a passenger) since I was an infant (actually, since I was in-utero :p). What I am, is a traveler. I have no idea how many air-miles I've logged as such - I suspect it is somewhere in the area of 500,000+.
However, I'm a nervous flier. As a mechanical engineer, I understand intellectually how safe it is to fly. That doesn't change my irrational fear of it though.
Having said all of this, I pose a question for all others here:
When flying from Miami to Buenos Aires, do the airlines fly through the "ITCZ"?
My next international destination is Beunos Aires. I have never flown that far South in the world (Caracas is as far South as I've been). My concern, of course, has to do with the Air France disaster. If someone here could be so kind as to tell me what the flight path is from Miami to Buenos Aires, I would appreciate it. Is it primarily over land, once you get to South America?
Thank you.