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re: i get to fly on this......UPDATE: I Survived!!!!
Posted on 11/13/14 at 9:42 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 11/13/14 at 9:42 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I'm hoping to get to sit towards the front
Posted on 11/13/14 at 9:50 pm to Wishnitwas1998
It was nice knowing you. You gots a parachute? You are going to need it.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 9:57 pm to roadGator
I've been joking around about taking one
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:14 pm to Wishnitwas1998
Don't take a xanax unless you know how you will react to them.
You know you'll fall asleep if you're loaded on benadryl and bourbon. Heads up, bud.
You know you'll fall asleep if you're loaded on benadryl and bourbon. Heads up, bud.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:09 pm to Wishnitwas1998
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I'm hoping to get to sit towards the front
If you can sit up front, do it.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 4:39 am to Wishnitwas1998
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Wishnitwas1998
if you are only used to jets you'll hate it.. you'll bounce around a lot.. things will make noises you aren't used to.. but you'll be fine
kinda like comparing the feeling of riding on a cruise ship to riding on a small boat on the ocean...
Posted on 11/14/14 at 5:25 am to Wishnitwas1998
Don't leave home without it
Posted on 11/14/14 at 12:03 pm to Hardy_Har
If I'm able to I'll use this as an in game thread so y'all can hear all about my irrational fears
Taking off in less than 4 hours
Taking off in less than 4 hours
This post was edited on 11/14/14 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 11/14/14 at 12:48 pm to Wishnitwas1998
Let's hope you don't become a statistical anomaly.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 4:02 pm to Rig
Anxiously awaiting an in-flight update...
Posted on 11/14/14 at 4:18 pm to Rig
Taking off now
Bad news is it got delayed so they could put enough fuel in it
Good news is it got delayed so they could put enough fuel in it
ETA: Sitting up front
Bad news is it got delayed so they could put enough fuel in it
Good news is it got delayed so they could put enough fuel in it
ETA: Sitting up front
This post was edited on 11/14/14 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 11/14/14 at 4:28 pm to TeLeFaWx
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Commercial 737s are safe but shite like that is what people die in all the time.
There are about 2,000 Caravans in service. They've been flying since 1984 and have seen 374 people die in 185 incidents.
Source
There have been 8,300 or so Boeing 737s built since 1967 with 4,860 people dying in 279 incidents.
Source
So, on average since each type's introduction,
737s average 5.9 fatal incidents killing 103 people each year.
Cessna Caravans average 6.1 fatal incidents killing 12 people each year.
Also, using the linked sources the chance of surviving a 737 accident where there was a fatality is 34%. The survival rate for a Caravan is 29%
You really aren't any safer in the 737. It just gives you a faster, quieter, and more comfortable ride.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 5:10 pm to JustGetItRight
most issues of safety in flight are dependent on the type of flight Visual Flight Rules (VFR) vs Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). VFR is inherently more risky because not everything is controlled (this is putting it all in the simplest sense). Many unaccounted variables in VFR flight.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 5:26 pm to JustGetItRight
If you're gonna compare risk, you can't compare the raw number of units. Risk increases the more you fly, so you would need to calculate flight hours/distance.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 5:45 pm to Wishnitwas1998
So, how's it going? Or did you die already?
Posted on 11/14/14 at 5:58 pm to Jma313
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most issues of safety in flight are dependent on the type of flight Visual Flight Rules (VFR) vs Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). VFR is inherently more risky because not everything is controlled (this is putting it all in the simplest sense). Many unaccounted variables in VFR flight.
What? It has nothing to do with control. It has to do with flying in weather and flying by using your instruments when you can't see shite cause of, clouds, fog, snow, etc. if you have a VFR license you can't fly in weather where you can't see. If you have an IFR license you can.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 7:13 pm to NATidefan
Well I couldn't post I'm during the flight as good as I thought I'd be able to buy yes, I am alive
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I was pretty well satisfied it wouldn't bother me much and then we left the ground.........climbing out was NOT fun but once we got to cruise altitude I was OK
Flying in to Destin got a little hairy cause you have to swing out over the Gulf right before you get to the runway, pilot had to wrestle some pretty strong winds. Wasn't pretty but we landed safely
Ride wasn't near as rough as everyone made sound like it was gonna be and I was very thankful for that
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I was pretty well satisfied it wouldn't bother me much and then we left the ground.........climbing out was NOT fun but once we got to cruise altitude I was OK
Flying in to Destin got a little hairy cause you have to swing out over the Gulf right before you get to the runway, pilot had to wrestle some pretty strong winds. Wasn't pretty but we landed safely
Ride wasn't near as rough as everyone made sound like it was gonna be and I was very thankful for that
Posted on 11/14/14 at 7:14 pm to Wishnitwas1998
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Wishnitwas1998
HE LIVES
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