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Ever heard of a ballistic parachute? Not a 100% solution of course, but then again zero customers died in all passenger aircraft flights last year. That’s sayi
by jp555 9y ago
Ever heard of a ballistic parachute? Not a 100% solution of course, but then again zero customers died in all passenger aircraft flights last year.
That’s saying a lot when every single day, there are times when there are over a million people simultaneously sitting in chairs in the sky
- 908087 9y ago> but then again zero customers died in all passenger aircraft flights last year. This isn't even remotely accurate. Also, even when a BRS deployment goes well, there's a good chance that the aircraft is coming through someone's roof if flying over a populated area.
- michrassena 9y agoI believe it was zero deaths on commercial jets last year, but when comparing that safety record to these smaller craft, it's a category error. Light planes are generally less safe than commercial jets per miles traveled.
- mrep 9y agoFive people just died in a NYC heliopter crash on sunday: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/11/us/new-york-city-helicopter-accident/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/11/us/new-york-city-helicopter-a...