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Is it time to be afraid????

Old 15th Mar 2009, 21:37
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Originally Posted by Philbky
Sorry, that isn't true. There have been a number of instances (a couple of Lear Jets and a Helios 737 spring to mind) where people have died as a direct result of being in an aircraft where that aircraft has malfunctioned, killed them and continued flying perfectly well until it ran out of fuel.

In those instances the sudden stop may have destroyed the bodies but those concerned had already died.
My mistake. I hadn't set 'Sense of humour' selector switch to 'Off'.
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Old 16th Mar 2009, 00:41
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The best humour is based on factual idiosyncracies and the problem with humour on the Net is that, even with Smilies, the difference between humour and serious comment is often hard to determine.

BTW I assume you are an Alexander fan - how do I know?

Simples!
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Old 16th Mar 2009, 01:35
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If your pilot is about to go bankrupt because of debt, if his wife is about to bugger off and take the kids, if he is in fear of losing his job...that guy is not operating at 100%.
The safety margins are whittling away. And as safe as aircraft are nowadays, you're still doing 550mph sitting in an aluminium tube on top of tons of explosives.

Awright?
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Old 19th Mar 2009, 13:05
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That's why there's two pilot and procedures and checklists to follow. It's not seat of the pants in airliners anymore. Which is why it's safer.

GA on the other hand is different.

But it's fair to say that as often as not, when flying you have nothing else to think of except flying. Particularly at busy times. It's theraputic in a way.
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Old 21st Mar 2009, 16:31
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Try another example. Replace "aircraft" by "car". Replace "driver" by "yourself". Replace cost cuttings by lower income. Is it now more unsafe to do the schoolrun?
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