Title: How Safe Is Commercial Flying in the United States? (Statistics)
Headings: How Safe Is Flying in the United States?
How Safe Is Flying in the United States?
How Safe Is Commercial Flying?
How Do You Survive a Plane Accident?
Can Turbulence Crash a Plane?
How Safe Is Flying – Statistics
Why Is Flying Safe?
1. Improved Airplanes
2. Expert Air Traffic Controllers
3. Well-Trained Pilots
4. Industry Investment
What Is the Most Dangerous Part of Flying?
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Content: Because of that accident, however, airliners and pilots have learned a lot about preventing a repeat of the incident while making passengers more comfortable. Today’s planes and pilots have more preparation for such occurrences. In fact, most pilots do not think of turbulence as a safety issue, rather a nuisance. Planes can withstand high levels of positive and negative Gs, as evidenced by the 16G seats required by the FAA. Better built planes can stand up to the toughest turbulence, and pilots have extensive training to properly maneuver the plane around areas of rough air currents. When flying through turbulence, pilots know to rise or descend in altitude to avoid the roughest air spots and to slow to a low enough speed to pass through the turbulence with as little damage to the plane as possible. In 2017, only 17 people in the U.S. were reported to have sustained injuries that required medical attention from turbulence, and eight of those 17 were flight attendants. Often the injuries to the head, neck and ankles happen because people do not have their seat belts in place. The lack of seat belts also explains why almost half the injuries occurred to flight attendants. When it comes to turbulence and your flying safety, you don’t need to worry.