Hope to Land Safely

Abe Sargent · 07-13-2013, 10:54 AM

Heading out in a few minutes to fly to Detroit for an interview with U of M on Monday, hope everything is okay. Only a little nervous after the crash earlier this week, but still have little collywobbles.

Abe Sargent · 07-13-2013, 07:09 PM

Now here n campus at the U of M. All safe n stuff.

PilotMan · 07-13-2013, 07:21 PM

Hey, I would have been more nervous if there hadn't been one. Odds are now that it'll be at least a year before the next one.

That was tongue in cheek.

Seriously, it's nothing to be scared about. Here is a stat from my training a couple weeks ago.

99.99% safe in my job means a crash every 4 days.

That's where we are in aviation right now.

SnowMan · 07-13-2013, 07:31 PM

I'd be more scared driving to the airport, personally. The US carriers have a fantastic safety record.

Young Drachma · 07-13-2013, 07:42 PM

I've flown five times in the past seven days. These guys know what they're doing by and large.

tarcone · 07-13-2013, 07:47 PM

I heard somewhere that you have a better chance of being struck by lighting while driving to the airport then being in a plane crash.

cougarfreak · 07-13-2013, 08:31 PM

That's good to hear with my flight to Orlando tomorrow.

07-13-2013, 07:09 PM	#2
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Now here n campus at the U of M. All safe n stuff. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

07-13-2013, 07:21 PM	#3
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Hey, I would have been more nervous if there hadn't been one. Odds are now that it'll be at least a year before the next one. That was tongue in cheek. Seriously, it's nothing to be scared about. Here is a stat from my training a couple weeks ago. 99.99% safe in my job means a crash every 4 days. That's where we are in aviation right now. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Last edited by PilotMan : 07-13-2013 at 07:32 PM.

07-13-2013, 07:47 PM	#6
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	I heard somewhere that you have a better chance of being struck by lighting while driving to the airport then being in a plane crash. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

07-13-2013, 08:31 PM	#7
cougarfreak College Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Out of Grad School Hell :)	That's good to hear with my flight to Orlando tomorrow. __________________ “I don’t like the Cubs,” Joey Votto said. “And I’m not going to pat anybody with a Cubs uniform on the back."

07-13-2013, 07:31 PM	#4
SnowMan High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Georgia via Alaska via Washington	I'd be more scared driving to the airport, personally. The US carriers have a fantastic safety record.

07-13-2013, 07:42 PM	#5
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I've flown five times in the past seven days. These guys know what they're doing by and large.

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