Facts about Airplane Travel
April 13th, 2007 by Chris Fury
There are many misconceptions about airplane travel. This article is to give you a little insight about how safe flying on an airplane really is and to get some of the biases that people have misconstrued over the years due to media biases or people not really knowing what they are talking about. A lot of people fear traveling on airplanes because they may think it is dangerous or they are afraid of heights or whatever the reason may be.
Statistically speaking, airplane travel is the safest way to travel. You may have heard the saying before that you are more likely to be killed in a car accident. This is actually true, sources say that it is 1 in 11 million chance of being involved in an airplane crash while it is only 1 in 5,000 chance of getting killed in an automobile accident. I know it’s a soar subject to talk about but people really need to learn the truth.
I have to say that I am a little uneasy about getting on to a plane myself because planes are massive structure flying at very very high altitudes. Just thinking about it can give you the shivers. But, In order to travel overseas or get to a far destination at a reasonable time, you need to be able to get on to an airplane. Some people may miss out on some really great experiences because they don’t want to fly.
I have heard all types of incidents and have been in a few myself. Turbulence is a normal everyday occurrence when flying, it is simply masses of air colliding at different speeds. Some can be more violent than others depending on the factors involved. Some causes may be passing aircrafts that give off small air currents, warm air rising and cold air sinking, current shifts at high levels or even air that is flowing up and over mountain peaks. A plane is designed to take the turbulence and keep stability while in flight.
I think knowing about what is happening when traveling on an airplane will put you at ease a little bit more rather then experiencing these natural occurrences without knowing what is happening. I am sure that most of you are well aware of what is going on because you are as curious as me. But, those of you who don’t know why these things happen will be able to better understand and hopefully calm your nerves a bit.
