What's your tolerance for risk?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21420050/
NASA refuses to disclose air safety survey
Survey shows twice as many reports of bird strikes, near mid-air collisions
2007-11-01 12:50:18 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
There are thousands of people flying every day with no deaths. The odds are probably 1 in a million now. 1% would be disastrous. Three people will die on your flight? I won't be there.
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2007-11-01 12:55:14 · answer #1 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I still believe deaths from car accidents far outnumber deaths from airline crashes, I'll take my chances in the air - I feel safer flying than driving!
I've been on 5 flights that I am aware of that have had near misses either on take-off or landing, but there probably have been many incidents that I was not aware of, it is scary to think about, but I still feel better flying than driving because I drive every day, so many more chances to die than the few times a year I may fly.
Peace!
2007-11-01 13:00:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nah. The planes are old, but they are built very well. I was on a plane, and the pilot announced before take-off that an engine failed. It was THE most raggedy 737 I have ever seen. But I made it. And the flight itself wasn't bad. I still trust them.
Ironically, I was coming home from a three week course in Aerospace engineering. And my plane never did fly without crashing. So as long as I don't design it, I'm fine. :)
2007-11-01 12:55:21 · answer #3 · answered by Mitchell 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That report was deeply flawed and contained obvious errors. It wasn't compiled by NASA, but by a contractor, who clearly didn't know what they were doing.
That said, as long as flying is 'safer than driving,' I'm OK with it.
2007-11-01 12:57:03 · answer #4 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its 100% risk of death everytime! Just like crossing a road or driving in a car. Something can always go wrong.
2007-11-01 12:53:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
i would still fly with a 50% chance cause hell you can die walking out your front door in the morning so yeah if i need to get somewhere and i need a plain i am gonna fly it i am gonna die someday it might even be in 5 mins who know noone does so yeah
call me stupid what ever it is all true just think about it
2007-11-01 12:54:49 · answer #6 · answered by jimmy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
From 0.1 to a Whole 1 Percent! I don't wanna play a daily death lottery (but you have to take this star for a sexy question) !!!
PS
Unless I can book flights for some people at my university
2007-11-01 12:55:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I can't say I'll ever stop flying on commercial airlines. I travel too much to just stop flying.
2007-11-01 12:53:17 · answer #8 · answered by Judy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'll stop flying when the idiots get off the road.
2007-11-01 12:57:07 · answer #9 · answered by Jill C 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1% would likely cause all air traffic to be grounded.
At Chicago O'Hare with about 60 takeoffs per hour - that would mean with 1% every hour and a half there would be a fatal crash.
2007-11-01 12:52:52 · answer #10 · answered by wigginsray 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋