| Q. | what would be the effect of increasing environment awareness on the growth of commercial aviation? | Related Search:
Aircraft | | | aircrafts produce a lot of carbon dioxide which contributess to alarming global warming. with the awareness about this situation I need opinion and calculation from professional to ordinary people. what would be the effect on commercial aviation
| | A. | That all depends on how you portray it, and what people choose to believe. Perception is what people use to make decisions. It may or may not be truth, but the perception will determine their decision, in many cases. | | | |
| Q. | Has anyone in the history of commercial aviation EVER been saved by the life vest under their seat? | Related Search:
Safety | | | I'm just wondering if anyone can give me any documentation of a single person ever surviving a crash into water because of their lifevest. For that matter, can anyone cite any person in a commercial aircraft that ever survived a crash into water for any reason whatsoever?
| | A. | I've done a bit of looking at the [Link]  database but found no large airplane water landings with any survivors. | | | |
| Q. | Why ,only in S.A., is it almost impossible to afford a commercial aviation license ? | Related Search:
Aircraft | | | a normal pilot license will set you back a mere R 25000 but a commercial license R 136 000. plus a S.A license is only recognised in S.A and the U.K ? Does this make sense ?
| | A. | That is the primary reason Most pilots train in the USA.
I have my private, instrument, and commercial.,currently working on multi engine
total training investment....<$8,000.......10 k after multi. | | | |
| Q. | What are some good books on commercial aviation history? | Related Search:
Aircraft | | | I'm particularly interested in how the growth of air travel has changed American culture. My favorite book on the subject was Joe Sutter's book on the development of the 747.
So, if anyone knows of similar books, I'd love to hear about them.
Thanks
| | A. | Try "Hard Landings" it is a great history of the commercial airline industry. | | | |
| Q. | How many people total have died in commercial aviation since the invention of the airplane? | Related Search:
Aircraft | | | I believe more people die in auto accidents in a mere 3 months in the USA
| | A. | In the US, each year there are around 40,000 deaths per year in automobile accidents vs. about 200 in commercial air transport.(1)
Commercial aviation has been around since mid - WW1... approximately 80 years.
200x80=16,000 (approximate total US total deaths in commercial aviation).
About 115 people die every day in vehicle crashes in the United States -- one death every 13 minutes. In 2005 in the US, about 42,636 people were killed in auto accidents. In 2002 the US auto accident death toll was 42,815 people. (2)
US commercial aviation is by far the busiest - all of the rest of the world put together sees less passenger load than the US alone. This means that in 7-8 months, there are more people killed in US auto accidents alone than have ever been killed in ALL commercial aviation accidents worldwide.
If you combine every aviator who died in all the world's wars with all commercial aviation deaths, the total is still somewhere between 1.25-1.75 years worth of worldwide auto deaths (versus 80-odd years of commercial flight).
A really bad airline accident will have 300 deaths (one of the larger jets, packed full). To get anywhere in the same neighborhood of annual fatalities (worldwide aviation vs US auto accidents), you need about 21 aviation accidents of that size every year, or about just under two per month. For the more common sized jets, the number of passengers is more like 200, so you'll need about 35 of those, or about three per month, to reach the same numbers. Even in a very bad years typically don't see more than 5 medium to large airline crashes worldwide.
Part of the problem people have with flying is that they have the illusion of control when driving a car - slow down, increase following distance, don't drive on holidays or late at night, during rush hours, etc.... the reality is that a large percentage of auto fatalities are caused by drunk or impaired drivers in the OTHER car.
Airplanes are far safer than any other mode of transportation. | | | |
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