11 Top Reasons Flying is Dangerous
INTRODUCTION
Although it’s true that you are more likely to die while traveling on roads than while flying in an airplane, using airplanes to get around generally involves much more risk than most people realize.
In fact, it isn’t that planes are that much safer than cars but, rather, that we as a society have managed (at least thus far) the risks for airplanes much better than we have managed the risks for automobiles.
Actually, comparing cars to planes as a means of conveyance isn’t much of a fair comparison—I’ve already given one reason why this is so. Other reasons include:
- the fact that most of us travel in cars much more often than we travel in planes,
- the fact that the people put in charge of planes are much better trained (and smarter) than the people we too-easily hand driving licenses to,
- and the variables involved for each type of transportation are too drastically different to allow an accurate comparison.
As a general rule, you should limit how much you fly each year. If you are one of those persons whose job makes it necessary to fly, then, obviously, you may not have much of a choice. There is nothing wrong, though, with knowing what risks are involved in any endeavor, especially if it may motivate you to consider other, preferably-safer options.
WHY USING PLANES TO TRAVEL IS VERY RISKY
--Exposure to potentially unhealthy levels of cancer-causing ionizing radiation.
Unfortunately, the higher you are in the atmosphere, the more exposure you will receive from space-derived ionizing radiation. Also, your airplane may already be heavily contaminated with lingering levels of radiation—some of it from the X-ray machines used to test planes for structural integrity.
--Catch a disease from the trapped air you are forced to breathe for hours.
The air that you will be breathing inside the plane will likely be hosting an unusually high number of airborne pathogens and potentially toxic chemicals. This is because the same air is regurgitated throughout the plane for the duration of the flight. It’s likely, in fact, that the next pandemic will either originate or be quickly exacerbated by airplanes because of this not-easily-fixed phenomenon.
--Ridiculous policy of serving alcohol to people that may already be mentally unstable or dangerous.
It’s a mystery why airlines serve alcohol on commercial flights; it’s an even bigger mystery why governments allow this nonsense. Only an alcoholic isn’t able to wait until he/she is on the ground before partaking of another round of hard liquor. Beyond that, do we really need to be serving a mind-altering “drug” to people that may already be on the verge of mental collapse? Any of these “loaded” individuals presents a ticking time-bomb ready to “explode” at any moment!
--Planes are still viable targets for terrorists.
Do you really believe that the TSA is capable of stopping a well-coordinated terrorist attack, especially one funded and coordinated by the same criminals that hired the people that perpetrated 9/11? The point is that every time you get on a plane you are playing Russian roulette with your life.
--Airplane fleets are getting older & aren’t being replaced as quickly as they were in the past.
The fact is that the airline industry has flourished more than it has declined in popularity—at least until 9/11. Hard times are forcing commercial airlines to struggle, forcing them to fly planes that should probably be retired, or, at the very least, be re-built, revamped or relegated to less hectic flying schedules.
--Maintenance of airplanes is both expensive and complicated; this is one area where airlines can, at least in the short run, save significant amounts of money by cutting corners, including the reduction of staff.
Make no mistake, airlines are trying to save money any way they can, including by cutting back on flights, reducing staff, lowering benefits & remuneration, etc. You are naïve if you think that they won’t, as well, consider cutting back on maintenance expenses. This will invariably lead to more mechanical failures and mishaps; do you really want to be “there” when these fiascos occur?
--When in the air, you are literally at the mercy of air traffic controllers.
What air traffic controllers do on a daily basis is mind-boggling and their track-record is, by any standards, extraordinary. That’s the good news. But, like the aforementioned planes, these people are getting older, have one of the most stressful jobs in the world, and probably aren’t getting the recognition and compensation they deserve.
--Thanks partly to the geo-engineering nonsense being conducted by your generally-untrustworthy government, atmospheric weather is getting more and more unpredictable and dangerous.
The skies are often not a safe place to be these days, especially when the weather is acting up, which is happening with more and more frequency each year—some people suspect because of such misguided, psychotic projects like HAARP.
--The very-real, ever-present possibility of your pilot being drunk, whacked-out on illegal drugs, or suffering from an undiagnosed (or, possibly, diagnosed but which he/she has kept a secret) medical problem.
And what do you do if your pilot turns out to be suicidal? Yes, pilots have to undergo regular physicals and staff is supposed to report any pilot that doesn’t seem fit to fly but these are hardly fail-safe measures to pin all your hopes on . . .
--Human error, incompetence, negligence, irresponsibility and malfeasance.
The fact is that your plane isn’t just in the hands of pilots and air traffic controllers—it’s in the hands of dozens of people (ground traffic directing personnel, TSA agents, administrative personnel, flight attendants, etc.), anyone of which can deliberately or inadvertently throw a wrench in the operation of a flight.
--The skies getting filled with potential unforeseen “flying debris.”
This includes small, single-engine planes, inexpensive flying machines (ultralights, hang-gliders, drones, hot air balloons, etc.), helicopters, parachuting, birds, and things thrown into the air by the wind, explosions, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc. Any of these, especially if flying in unauthorized zones, can pose a threat to the same commercial plane you may find yourself utilizing. Just wait until flying cars come into the picture!
CONCLUSION
This article isn’t suggesting that you should avoid airplanes altogether or that, if flying on a plane is the most practical way to go, you should feel especially afraid in anticipation of potential trouble. Instead, what is being suggested is that you choose another form of transportation, if & when an alternative is affordable and feasible.
You can also take a more expansive, proactive approach by working with groups and organizations that strive to keep flying a relatively safe means of transportation for all those persons forced or required (or who simply enjoy living dangerously) to use airplanes for their traveling needs.
Copyright, 2018. Fred Fletcher. All rights reserved.
Resources & References
https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/category/geoengineering/geoengineers/
https://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2016/06/17/airlines-stop-serving-alcohol/
https://drsusanne.com/radiation-risks-from-flying/
http://www.news9.com/story/22848051/pilots-hide-prescription-drug-use-create-deadly-trend
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/09/13/plane-pathogens.aspx
https://www.livescience.com/5479-lightning-weather-threats-airplanes.html
http://time.com/3608494/faa-near-collisions-planes-drones/
https://ctc.usma.edu/terrorist-threats-to-commercial-aviation-a-contemporary-assessment/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/2687252/Airline-maintenance-cuts-threaten-safety.html
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000095014404009128/g90933exv99w8.htm
