Guest Holly_Goodhead Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Sorry thats wrong ,its 5% on ground/taxing, 12% during takoff, 13 % climbing to altitude, 6% en route, 16% Descent and approach and the big one 45% landing. Source : boeing, www.planecrashinfo.com 5 % of plane crashes occur when they are taxiing round the runway?
tyldesley_white Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 5 % of plane crashes occur when they are taxiing round the runway? so it would seem This is the stats page http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm
superjohnmcginlay Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Now that website is grim, I am terrified of flying and usually feel better when landing, now thats gunna be in me head
jayjayoghani Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 so it would seem This is the stats page http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm But no deaths. That may include things like clipping wings.
no balls Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Stuff like this doesn't really put me off flying. I had a near miss last year, I sets off on the first flight to Dubai en route elsewhere and I thinks to myself, blimey, what's that rattling noise, that'll annoy the hell out of me. We then turned round and landed and got on another plane. I don't like to think what was missing to make it rattle.
tyldesley_white Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Now that website is grim, I am terrified of flying and usually feel better when landing, now thats gunna be in me head Sorry
Sweep Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Stuff like this doesn't really put me off flying. I had a near miss last year, I sets off on the first flight to Dubai en route elsewhere and I thinks to myself, blimey, what's that rattling noise, that'll annoy the hell out of me. We then turned round and landed and got on another plane. I don't like to think what was missing to make it rattle. I was on a plane from Munich to Stansted once, and upon take off there was a funny noise, and then all seemed OK. It was only when the captain said about an hour later that we would be diverting to Heathrow that folk started to get a bit tetcy. The captain advised us that we had left behind a couple of wheels in Munich, and we should prepare for a bumpy landing! - We then landed as normal (you would never have known anything was wrong) and taxied to a stand, they then forced us to get on a bus to Stansted, - which was far more horrific than the actual landing.
The Norpig Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Bad turbulence once going to Austria, has made me a bad flyer ever since. The trolly dolly fell over in the aisle it was that bad. They normally smile through out but she sh!t it. Odds of being killed on a single airline flight with Top 25 airlines with the best records 1 in 13.57 million ... stil I'd take them odds for two weeks of sun and loose women!
Zico Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Stuff like this doesn't really put me off flying. I had a near miss last year, I sets off on the first flight to Dubai en route elsewhere and I thinks to myself, blimey, what's that rattling noise, that'll annoy the hell out of me. We then turned round and landed and got on another plane. I don't like to think what was missing to make it rattle. am not put off flying, but I just don't enjoy it anyway worst ever was between Kuala Lumpar and Sydney, must've gone through some tropical storm, the plane was dropping what seemed like great heights (1 maybe 2 metres, who knows) - all over the place, one woman screamed, another cried, was not pleasent was in a car crash once, end result, car on roof in middle lane of M1 - don't mind driving never been in a plane crash - don't like flying (the taking off and landing aspects) just the way it is
no balls Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 never been in a plane crash - don't like flying (the taking off and landing aspects) You're not on your own, it appears to be up there in the top no likey sort of stuff. Height's, dwarves and really tall wimmin are my problem areas.
tyldesley_white Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Flying in from Copenhagen to Manchester and they had trouble getting the landing gear down/locked so we had to circle a bit to a) to get the wheels down/locked burn some fuel, also flying up from Heathrow to Manchester had to stop at Birmingham because of a fault with the tail flaps, and because of the direction off the wind in Manchester it had to be fixed which begs the question that if the wind was different would we have just carried on? Also been on a plane that had to pull out of a landing in Oslo no reason given (but when coming in we did say that it looked like he was on a dive bombing run) just pulled up and went around again .. arr the joys of air tavel
Sweep Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Height's, dwarves and really tall wimmin are my problem areas. IO was going to say something.............but I thought better of it
Bigtoe Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 The only bit that worries me is when you hear the captain speak and its a woman For the next few hours I'm a nervous wreck
Zico Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 The only bit that worries me is when you hear the captain speak and its a woman For the next few hours I'm a nervous wreck I'm more nervous when the stewardess speaks and its a queer always hanging around the bogs as well they are
Smiley Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Nearly landed on the beach at Larnaca once.... well actually twice, we had two failed landings. Think the people on the beach scarpered the third attempt. Cross winds were making it impossible to land. This was after severe turbulence over the Alps - hence most of the passengers covered in coffee stains were sh?tting themselves that maybe the landing gear/flaps/whatever had got damaged en-route. For the record, I never flinched.
Henry_VIII Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Nearly landed on the beach at Larnaca once.... well actually twice, we had two failed landings. Think the people on the beach scarpered the third attempt. Cross winds were making it impossible to land. This was after severe turbulence over the Alps - hence most of the passengers covered in coffee stains were sh?tting themselves that maybe the landing gear/flaps/whatever had got damaged en-route. For the record, I never flinched. why were you getting dry bummed off the queer steward who scares zico?
Smiffs Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Wonky flights wouldn't be half as bad if wimmin didn't skreyk, whinge, and blubber. That in turn sets off the kids and before you know it folk are trying to get their last shag in the bogs.
Henry_VIII Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Wonky flights wouldn't be half as bad if wimmin didn't skreyk, whinge, and blubber. That in turn sets off the kids and before you know it folk are trying to get their last shag in the bogs. back to smiley and zico's scary steward again
Smiffs Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Are we having a little bet for where the first body gets washed up? Pound a man, wimmin, and horse. I'm plumping for Cayenne in French Guiana.
no balls Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 My bet is on a beach on Fernando de Noronha I can think of worse final resting places.
Spider Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Are we having a little bet for where the first body gets washed up? Pound a man, wimmin, and horse. I'm plumping for Cayenne in French Guiana. Given the ocean currents thereabouts I'm going to take a punt on somewhere on the west coast of Scotland.
Smiffs Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 I'm having a double that the first thing they find is an orthapedic shoe.
MickyD Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 (edited) Was a woman from Grimsby on the radio and whose hubby was on the flight. she keeps calling him on his mobile and it's ringing. I'd say that means the plane . . . or at least the phone; isn't under a mile of salt water. Unless a school of dolphins ids playing water polo with the Nokia! Edited June 2, 2009 by MickyD
Spider Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 I've always found flying thrilling yet abjectly terrifying at the same time. This has always made the quality of my in- and post-flight pumps utterly staggering. I once ferted at passport control at Newark and I swear the guy checking my passport wanted to shoot me.
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