How safe is flying?

[BadByte]

Originally Posted by PF_Lizard

Think the most recent statistic for commercial airliner travel is 1 fatal accident per 2 million flights*. 1:2000000 are good odds in my book!

* according to International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) figures

Keep that figure in your head when microsoft proudly announces that future boing/airnus model xxx will use one or more of their software in the cockpit, and watch it drop like a rock

[PF_Lizard]

Originally Posted by BadByte

Keep that figure in your head when microsoft proudly announces that future boing/airnus model xxx will use one or more of their software in the cockpit, and watch it drop like a rock

Haha yeah, my worst fear is during the pilot is announcement:

"We've got a good tail wind so should be there 20mins... D'UH! <windows error sound in the background>"

[Ant26587]

Originally Posted by PF_Lizard

Haha yeah, my worst fear is during the pilot is announcement:

"We've got a good tail wind so should be there 20mins... D'UH! <windows error sound in the background>"

Do we have an IT technician on the plane!!!?

CTRL - ALT - DELETE QUICK!!!

[mondo]

Originally Posted by BadByte

Keep that figure in your head when microsoft proudly announces that future boing/airnus model xxx will use one or more of their software in the cockpit, and watch it drop like a rock

Nimitz class aircraft carriers use or at least did use windows NT a few years back!!! Scary stuff.

[juz1]

As a physiologist I think about it like this...(and I used to fly qantas alot)

If your airliner goes down you'll be travelling with so much momentum that the "sudden stop" at the bottom will be at VERY LEAST a 60G hit on your body.. at 60Gs+ necks break, and sometimes heads come off completely with such speed that the inertial (and probably centripetal cos your head will be spinning with alot of top spin) forces would massively disrupt any little activity that might remain in your brain, which probably wouldn't be oxygenated too well by now anyway...

i.e. you'll shit yourself on the way down but you won't feel a thing when you get there.

The last thing on your mind will be the rest of your major organs.

Free booze trolley? Tuck in and f**k the hangover!= WIN!

Hope this helps
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[Jimatay]

It dont im affraid, flying with Kuwait airways who dont allow alcohol on board

However hitting the bar as soon as im checked in

[juz1]

Originally Posted by Jimatay

It dont im affraid, flying with Kuwait airways who dont allow alcohol on board

However hitting the bar as soon as im checked in

Kuwait airways= if the oxygen masks drop don't use them...hypoxia is a really nice way to go(it would be my first choice)
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