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re: Anyone else swearing to never fly a small aircraft after recent tragedies?
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:08 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:08 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I read that he traveled by helicopter all of the time and was known for doing that.
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Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:12 pm to OweO
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Fatal vehicle wrecks happen pretty much daily.. And I still ride in vehicles so no.
The debate isnt car vs private jet
It’s private jet vs commercial airline. And it’s pretty hard for you to dispute that a commercial airline is safer, but go ahead and try if you want
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:12 pm to GCTiger11
When I used to fly in helos offshore several years ago, I never felt as vulnerable to fate as when I was the only passenger. I knew it was my time to go if something happened healthwise to the pilot. Thank god for microwave and satellite infrastructure and high-speed wide-area networking.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:16 pm to terriblegreen
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No. When it’s your day, it’s your day.
If only that were true
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:18 pm to GCTiger11
I have always had a fear of helicopters even while in the Army and rappelling from one. Will never get in another one.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:19 pm to BuckyCheese
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How often do you hear of celebrities dying in a car wreck?
Paul Walker
Jayne Mansfield
Princess Diana
That rich dude that owned Harrod's that was sitting next to Diana
James Dean
Grace Kelly
Macho Man Randy Savage
Billy Martin
Ryan Dunn
Sam Kinison
Cliff Burton
Lisa Lopes
Dale Earnhardt
George Patton
That guy who was in Star Trek that got run over in his own driveway by his own Jeep
Duane Allman
That chick that was in the car with Ted Kennedy
The old guy that used to be "Q" in the James Bond movies
The Junkyard Dog
Steve Prefontaine
The guy that "A Beautiful Mind" was about
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:25 pm to TigerstuckinMS
If you're going back to the 40's for automobile accidents do the same for aircraft.
Btw-I see you added Earnhardt to your list to make it as big as possible. Comical.
Btw-I see you added Earnhardt to your list to make it as big as possible. Comical.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:30 pm to BuckyCheese
Just a few years ago a critically injured car wreck victim was being choppered to the hospital via Acadian Ambulance and the helicopter crashed, killing the patient. Talk about not your day.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:36 pm to BuckyCheese
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Btw-I see you added Earnhardt to your list to make it as big as possible. Comical.
Yes, that's exactly why I added him. It made me laugh to include him in car wrecks, you dolt. I thought about doing a list of nothing but race drivers.
This post was edited on 1/26/20 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:46 pm to GCTiger11
Not me. I rather enjoy flying.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:46 pm to BigB0882
I did a helicopter tour of Kauai in 2005 with my wife. I hated it because it was a windy that day and it was not a smooth ride. Got sick as crap and felt like I needed to vomit for 40 minutes. Got off and said once was enough. When we were there in 2017 with our kids,( the 1st time we took the kids now that they were old enough to enjoy) my wife wanted us to do it again. I said heck no, not feeling that so I took my youngest (8 at the time) daughter to do a horseback ride while my wife and 3 older kids did the 1 hour copter tour. They went with Safari Tours. Safari is the charter that went down several weeks back while exiting Waimea Canyon, killing all 7 on board. Now my wife doesn’t ever want to do that again.
This post was edited on 1/26/20 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:48 pm to NIH
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You’re far more in danger on a Louisiana interstate but ok
Is it more dangerous than a chopper or small craft?
Commercial air travel is obviously safer.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:51 pm to WaWaWeeWa
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It’s private jet vs commercial airline.
helluva difference between private plane, private jet.
Not sure that you get the significance.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:51 pm to jbgleason
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I say this all the time. I have hundreds of hours in military and government helos. NO WAY I would fly in a commercial helicopter. I saw the amount of maintenance and care the governments birds got (unlimited budget) and I know the civilian craft aren’t getting that.
On the bigger military planes, don't the crew chiefs fly on the plane. That would certainly be a big incentive to have the plane properly maintained.
In the 50's, Dad flew Skyraiders out a Miami (USMC special weapons - nukes - squadron). He fired on up and said "this doesn't sound right" so he took a different plane up. The mechanics looked over the funny sounding one and found no issues.
Another pilot took the plane out and had some mechanical issue that caused the plane to crash over the ocean.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:55 pm to chinhoyang
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This post was edited on 4/5/23 at 4:46 am
Posted on 1/26/20 at 3:57 pm to Dick Leverage
And I am about to start a new position as a Regional BDM and will frequently be flying in a Cirrus SR22. The CEO owns the plane and is the pilot and he assures me that it is nothing to worry about. We will be flying regionally in that plane twice a month on average and , quite frankly, I am a little anxious about it. He said that it has a parachute. I told him that I would like him to teach me how to fly it as much as possible but mainly just show me where the parachute lever is located and how to engage it in case he strokes out in mid flight.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 4:11 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Particularly for short distances.
You fly helos in places like LA to avoid the traffic. It can take hours to go a couple of miles at times. We complain about traffic on the bridge but it isn’t the same thing.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 4:17 pm to GCTiger11
Lol no
Posted on 1/26/20 at 4:18 pm to Dick Leverage
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The CEO owns the plane and is the pilot
terrible combo
Posted on 1/26/20 at 4:21 pm to Dick Leverage
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show me where the parachute lever is located and how to engage it in case he strokes out in mid flight.
It’s above you, just pull the handle
Badass planes
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