A320 Airbus Crashes In The Alps.

[its a Barm]

Re: A320 Airbus Crashes In The Alps. BBC

so the chances are that all on board had no idea what was going on until it hit the ground, i do hope so.

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

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I'm a nervous flyer. I'm currently in New York and I fly back to Manchester on Sunday. It's safe to say I'm shitting it. I'm never flying again if I make it back home Sunday. Stupid planes.

If you don't make it home then you won't be flying again either.

Good point well made!

 

[TCIB]

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I am ok with flying but constantly aware i am in a big tubular aluminium coffin.

Turbulence pisses me off, though. Had a few red wines on cream chinos that way.
If it is really bad i got and buy all the jack daniels and make myself pass out pissed.
It is usually transatlantic flights and the yanks are always 50/50 "he stinks of booze but seems aware and alert".

Do not ever try and have any form of convo with us immigrations haha, they are the most robotic weird people i have ever met.

 

[york away to this!]

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I'm a nervous flyer. I'm currently in New York and I fly back to Manchester on Sunday. It's safe to say I'm shitting it. I'm never flying again if I make it back home Sunday. Stupid planes.

You are statistically safer flying than driving

...particularly all the way from new york...

 

[Cheesy]

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Sky news app said it hadn't had a full service since 2013 which really shocked me. I'd have thought they'd have them done annually as a minimum. Given the potential consequences of malfunction I find it remarkable they don't have to be thoroughly checked more often.

Things like oil, tyres, hydraulics etc will be checked after every flight. Then there's a structured programme of servicing over a period of time based on calendar days or flying hours or usage . Each subsequent servicing will be more thorough than the previous one. On a 'major' servicing the aircraft is pretty much stripped right down and everything gets looked at. Apart from this, every major component (engines, undercarriage etc) will have it's own servicing schedule that runs spearately from the aircraft one.

 

[marco]

Re: A320 Airbus Crashes In The Alps. BBC

so the chances are that all on board had no idea what was going on until it hit the ground, i do hope so.

i think people would have known full well what was going on certainly if it decompressed, if it didnt i'm sure the attempts of the pilot to gain control would have been felt throughout the aircraft along with unfamiliar engine noise, when your on final approach that slow decent with air brakes and ear popping is not alarming as you know your going to land, but it would certainly raise an eyebrow over the alps

 

[SWP's back]

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I am ok with flying but constantly aware i am in a big tubular aluminium coffin.

Turbulence pisses me off, though. Had a few red wines on cream chinos that way.
If it is really bad i got and buy all the jack daniels and make myself pass out pissed.
It is usually transatlantic flights and the yanks are always 50/50 "he stinks of booze but seems aware and alert".

Do not ever try and have any form of convo with us immigrations haha, they are the most robotic weird people i have ever met.

You fly on planes where you have to buy your booze?

 

[SWP's back]

Re: A320 Airbus Crashes In The Alps. BBC

so the chances are that all on board had no idea what was going on until it hit the ground, i do hope so.

i think people would have known full well what was going on certainly if it decompressed, if it didnt i'm sure the attempts of the pilot to gain control would have been felt throughout the aircraft along with unfamiliar engine noise, when your on final approach that slow decent with air brakes and ear popping is not alarming as you know your going to land, but it would certainly raise an eyebrow over the alps

Not if you're unconscious within 30 seconds.

 

[michael1991]

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I am ok with flying but constantly aware i am in a big tubular aluminium coffin.

Turbulence pisses me off, though. Had a few red wines on cream chinos that way.
If it is really bad i got and buy all the jack daniels and make myself pass out pissed.
It is usually transatlantic flights and the yanks are always 50/50 "he stinks of booze but seems aware and alert".

Do not ever try and have any form of convo with us immigrations haha, they are the most robotic weird people i have ever met.

You fly on planes where you have to buy your booze?

I was more concerned about wearing cream chinos...

 

[basokla]

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No. Just an idea. Back to the drawing board.

Good response. I'd say let's let the facts come out.

As for older aircraft, give me a properly maintained 20-yr old Boeing 737 any day of the week.

Why?

Probably because I have a friend that is a commercial pilot with over 15,000 hours of flight time. He said if he had to pick any plane to fly it would be a 737. Two things in particular that I remember were:

First, he said the plane had a great safety record beginning with the "500 series" versions. I remember looking at the time at some online data about deadly accidents per flight of different aircraft. The 737 rate was extremely low and seemed to back up his claim.

Second, he said it is a well-balanced plane that is easy to fly. Also said it is a very forgiving plane for pilots with less experience.

He flew our company jet and I flew with him many times. After seeing how he operates I guess I just trust his judgment.