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NewsboyHank t1_j6htef1 wrote

Rational me knows that....but every time they shudder going breakneck speeds, I think everything is just about to fly apart.

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Rugfiend t1_j6i0dnw wrote

In the year following 9/11, Americans were so scared of flying that more additional people died in road accidents than were killed on 9/11

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tsme-esr t1_j6lr96m wrote

They were scared of terrorism, not necessarily flying

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lemoinem t1_j6ibypk wrote

They are basically torn apart, inspected and rebuilt from the ground up every 15yrs of so.

No to mention, any (and I do mean ANY, a burned light on the dash included) kind of fault occuring during flight grounds the plane until it has been assessed by engineering.

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Aberdolf-Linkler t1_j6j8xng wrote

I think that's one thing people generally don't quite understand. I've seen so many people get angry with the airline employees at the terminal when the flight is delayed for some mechanical issue. It's just a bit baffling to me, do you really want to get on a plane that has an issue? It's not like you can just pull over into the median of the engine breaks down.

One time they had to change a tire and it took a well over an hour and some genius was losing his temper and shouting about how quickly he could change his car tire. Okay, yeah buddy lol.

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PK1312 t1_j6jebfv wrote

The maintenance required for a plane to stay airworthy is intense. It's not like they're flying for 30 years just getting the oil changed. The FAA does not fuck around.

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