Do you feel safe when flying?

[CallawayKid]

Isn't that a myth? The air in the air-con is constantly mixed with air from outside that is sucked in via the engines.

https://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=923&pagetype=70&gid=924&faqid=907

Nope, it is all recycled, mixing it with outside air actually costs money...which airlines don't like. Ironically the air was cleaner in aircraft when you could smoke on them as it was then mixed with outside air and the filters were changed more regularly.

As for feeling safe, I've flown in some real dodgy places on dodgy aircraft in my time. My outlook is if it's going to happen it will, worrying about it won't stop it!

CK

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Never really thought about it. Just want to get there as quickly and stress free as possible and hope the luggage has made the same journey

 

[Canary_Yellow]

Any "incident" with a 6 mile drop would give me cause for concern.....

I don't think comparing poorly maintained Russian/Asian aircraft which are flown by relatively poorly trained or inexperienced pilots with the likes of BA is relevant.

The two incidents, Air France and the GermanWings are the only two I can think of in the last 13 years or so that sound like the type of thing that could happen to a BA (or equivalent airline) plane. MH17 is another I suppose - that could have been anyone.

 

[Canary_Yellow]

Nope, it is all recycled, mixing it with outside air actually costs money...which airlines don't like. Ironically the air was cleaner in aircraft when you could smoke on them as it was then mixed with outside air and the filters were changed more regularly.

As for feeling safe, I've flown in some real dodgy places on dodgy aircraft in my time. My outlook is if it's going to happen it will, worrying about it won't stop it!

CK

I'm almost certain that isn't true.

http://www.askthepilot.com/questionanswers/cabin-air-quality/

 

[andycap]

No fears at all , i dont like all the airport bit ,but the flight is fine , do like a window seat .
I also watch a lot of Air crash investigation on tv and find it amazing how they piece it all together to determine how a plane came down . Anyone of a nervous disposition should not watch that

 

[SaintHacker]

I love flying, I'm a massive aviation geek, sadly don't get to do it enough but when I do I love the whole experience (apart from gatwick security at 2 am when all I want to do is go home:angry
i read a good analogy for nervous flyers a while back. Basically it says if you take an olympic size swimming pool fill it with white ping pong balls and two red ones, then take a blindfolded person and ask him or her to jump in and pick a ball. If they pick a red one thats the probablility of the plane you are on having a problem. If you then send them back in and they pull out the other red one thats the chances of the problem causing the plane to crash.

 

[Stegsie]

I hate it. If I can avoid it I always will. Fills me full of fear just thinking about it. Was fine until we had to have an emergency landing when I was about 13 years old. Hated flying ever since. I am so envious of those who just get on with it!!!

Funny story - my Dad was a para and had literally hundreds of jumps. When flying to Tenerife years ago he was calming my grandad down, telling him all would be OK etc. As we came into land we noticed Dad went really quiet .... It was only then that he said he was really nervous about the landing as he'd never actually landed in a plane before - he'd always jumped out! True Story, still laugh about it with him now.

 

[Blue in Munich]

I hate it. A necessary evil if you wish to travel beyond Europe, but I would far rather use any other form of transport. The seats are far too small for me, and I invariably end up behind the dwarf that can't travel anywhere unless their seat is horizontal, despite having more than enough room in the ordinary position. :angry:

If you think Heathrow is bad, you can't have flown from any airport in America. I haven't been to a single US airport that is better than Heathrow.

In my opinion, flying is safer than it's ever been. Particularly if flying with a reputable European airline. With the exception of Air France 447 6 years ago and GermanWings this year, I can't think of any incident that would cause me any concern at all.

I'll second that, absolutely appalling facilities in comparison to Heathrow or Gatwick; JFK in New York & O'Hare in Chicago stand out as particularly dire.

I hate it. If I can avoid it I always will. Fills me full of fear just thinking about it. Was fine until we had to have an emergency landing when I was about 13 years old. Hated flying ever since. I am so envious of those who just get on with it!!!

Funny story - my Dad was a para and had literally hundreds of jumps. When flying to Tenerife years ago he was calming my grandad down, telling him all would be OK etc. As we came into land we noticed Dad went really quiet .... It was only then that he said he was really nervous about the landing as he'd never actually landed in a plane before - he'd always jumped out! True Story, still laugh about it with him now.

Brilliant!! :thup:

 

[Tashyboy]

Don't get claustrophobic or worried at all in a plane. If you can get on a chair/lift/ elevator with 100 miners on a monday morning stinking of ale and farting, whilst descending at 28ft per second into the bowels of the earth.
Then flying from A to B with an public skoolboy educated ex RAF man is my idea of heaven.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Answer to the OP, yes I do. I'm still amazed at how a piece of metal that weighs over 200 tonne gets up and stays up at 38,000ft.

We got on a a new Easyjet plane yesterday and I am impressed with the amount of legroom they have compared to their older models.

 

[shewy]

Frequent flyer here, business class and first class lounge helps massively! Try getting on a chopper in Africa for a 2 hr flight! Now that's nerves for you.

 

[brendy]

Full of gangsters, and thats just the airport food halls. Was in Dublin Int just over a week ago and saw a flame grilled quarter pound burger and hand cut chips. €19 plus a drink, 'christ this must be some burger' I thought. I was starving so up to the counter I went. Ordered my meal along with a pint of the black stuff and took my seat (you can order cheese or onions but not both on the gourmet burger btw..). 5 mins later my plate (wooden chopping board) arrived with a fairly healthy sized floury bap and a small metal pail of chips. Lifted the bap to find a small cylindrical button of something that may once have come from a living animal. Smaller than a mint chocolate yoyo for those that remember them. Disgusted I finished it and waited on my flight.
If someone decided to blow us out of the skies at any point, I dont think id have cared such was my disappointment at the pathetic offering. 1st world problems I know but things were only made worse when instead of getting a coffee on board, I was handed a cup with a built in coffee ground strainer. What a waste of paper that was, only cost 3 quid for the pleasure of that dishwater too.
Im flying out again on Monday, might try the tea this time.

 

[Rooter]

Answer to the OP, yes I do. I'm still amazed at how a piece of metal that weighs over 200 tonne gets up and stays up at 38,000ft.

Airbus A380 still baffles me how it actually gets in the air! Been on one twice now! They are Mahoooosive!!

 

[brendy]

Airbus A380 still baffles me how it actually gets in the air! Been on one twice now! They are Mahoooosive!!

Lots and lots of surface area on the wings, and plenty of horsepowerrrrrrrrr as Clarkson would shout.

 

[Rooter]

Lots and lots of surface area on the wings, and plenty of horsepowerrrrrrrrr as Clarkson would shout.

yeh true, i do get the physics, its just when u stand next to one, logic goes out the window and your mind turns to that of an 8 year old and you just stare at it!!

 

[Duckster]

yeh true, i do get the physics, its just when u stand next to one, logic goes out the window and your mind turns to that of an 8 year old and you just stare at it!!

You want to be up close to one of the wings when it's not attached to the plane. Simply huge! Looks even weirder when you see someone walking through the inside of the wing!

 

[Rooter]

You want to be up close to one of the wings when it's not attached to the plane. Simply huge! Looks even weirder when you see someone walking through the inside of the wing!

Nah, I will stick to my seat on the top deck with a glass of champagne ta!