6 facts, knowledge of which will help to cope with the fear of flying
Travels A Life / / December 19, 2019
1. The aircraft - the safest form of transport
Perhaps you have said that you are more likely to die in a road accident than a plane crash. And there is.
Harvard specialist in risk communication Ropeik David (David Ropeik) confirms that likely to die in a car accident is one chance in 5000, and in a plane crash - one of the 11 000 000A Statistical Look At The Probability And Chances of Dying In A Plane Crash. . In fact, in the most lightning strikes you (one chance on 13 000Odds of Becoming a Lightning Victim (based on averages for 2006-2015). ).
Air crashes do happen. The problem is that the media give them a tremendous amount of attention, so you start to think that they happen all the time. In the United States from 1982 to 2010 for the reasons in one way or another connected with the aircraft, died 3288 peopleHow To Overcome Fear Of Flying - 7 Anxiety-Crushing Facts. , That is 110 people per year. These include more private aircraft accident and accidents not related to the accident.
Flying on airplanes gradually becoming safer.
According to a representative of Boeing Julie O'Donnell (Julie O'Donnell), in the 1950's and 1960's deadly incident took place once every 200,000 flights. Now they come only once every two million flights.
It is also important to understand that the majority of accidents associated with the aircraft, the passengers do not end in death. Planes lose height, sit near the runway and fall into a zone of turbulence, without receiving any damage. Even if there will be something serious, with 95 percent probability NTSB releases statistics on aircraft accident survivability. you will survive.
The probability of a terrorist attack is also very small. It happens once in 16,553,385 flightsThe Odds of Airborne Terror. . you likely eat sharkHow to Survive a Shark Attack. .
2. Before selling the aircraft to airlines are subject to scrutiny
You would not know what to strict control planes are exposed, while deliberately not begin to search for information on this topic. Maybe if you did it, you would be afraid of a lot less. Even before the first off the ground, the aircraft pass through a huge number of test cases.
You can also see tests of domestic passenger planes.
Planes checked by several parameters.
Checking flexible wing
Wings of aircraft subject to certain pressure, bend them until they begin to pop. It is necessary to find the limit of their strength. In this case, such a force is applied the pressure with which the aircraft will never encounter in real-world conditions. Wings airplanes are extremely durable, they are designed to be flexible and resilient.
Test the effect of the suction items
It includes two separate checks. First - test ptitsestoykost. To do this, shoot chicken meat in the blades of the fan motor to simulate the situation when during the flight the bird gets it. In the same way check glass.
The second check - test of engine protection against ingress of water. The plane sits on the runway flooded with water. It reproduces the situation, when there is heavy rain.
The test temperature and a height
The aircraft is operated in extremely high and low temperatures, to see if they stand the engines and material, and will not affect whether the conditions on the operation of the control system.
Test minimum airspeed
During this test, the pilot pulls the tail of the aircraft on the strip to determine the absolute minimum speed necessary to get off the ground.
Check the brake system
The plane is loaded to the maximum possible weight and stick Demolition brake discs. Then the aircraft to accelerate to takeoff speed and brake to a complete stop.
Aircrafts are also tested for different case of emergency, for example lightning or shortage of fuel. All this leads to the conclusion, as aircraft manufacturers are concerned about the safety of passengers.
3. Oxygen masks are actually working
There is a myth that the oxygen masks are useless because they are not connected to the oxygen tank. But we just do not understand how they work.
The oxygen masks are ejected when the pressure in the aircraft cabin. If you do not wear a mask, due to lack of oxygen, you can pass out after only 15 seconds. Therefore, you should first put the mask on yourself and then help others. However, the oxygen that you provide these masks, really does not come from some central source.
When you pull the mask, a spring mechanism triggers a chemical reaction that generates oxygen inside the machine, to which is attached a mask. Perhaps it will seem that way you do not get enough oxygen, but you do it well enough to the point where the aircraft will be on the safer altitude, where you can safely breathe.
4. The aircraft can fly normally with only one working engine and land without
It may seem that the engines - the only thing that keeps the plane in the sky, but it is not. They provide the necessary reactive power. However, if one of them fails, the aircraft can continue flying freely.
If both engines fail, the aircraft will carry out gliding descent.
Lim Hoi Hin commercial pilotAll planes can carry out a safe descent with the help of planning varies only the distance at which they can move.
Gliders can remain airborne for a long time. Single-engined aircraft with engine failure can also be quite a long time to plan, to then carry out a safe landing.
Tim Morgan, a commercial pilotThe aircraft maintains speed even when the engine is not running due to inertia and the force of gravity. This is more than enough to maintain the desired height and fall.
But do not worry that you will happen this situation. Cases when the two-engine jet aircraft engine, both denied immediately occur with a frequency of once per billion flight hoursBoeing: Aviation Safety. .
Even if such a situation happens, most likely, all will end well. When an airliner Airbus A330-243 in 2001 ran out of fuel and was denied both engines over the Atlantic Ocean, he was able to fly 120 kilometers to the nearest airbase. No one was injured during landing.
5. The aircraft is not as dirty as you think
If you are afraid to fly, because it scares you unsanitary on board, the following information will be useful to you. Let's start with the fact that after the processing of the air recirculation system in the cabin does not let the air teeming bacilli, right in your face.
Recycled air is only half of the air in the aircraft. He filtered 20-30 times per hour using a high-efficiency filters. They are similar to the filters that are used in the intensive care unit.
The other half of the air is replaced every 2-3 minutes with the integrated air supply system. Therefore, in your home, in your office or at your favorite café air stale much more than on a plane.
Many believe that the plane scared to touch anything. But surfaces that you touch in the cabin, is no worse than the sink, cabinets and toys for a cat in your home. Of course, there are some of the more dangerous areas. These include sliding tables, trays, drain button in the toilet and drinking fountains at the airport.
Time to wash your hands, use antibacterial gelDo not forget to take your wet wipes and do not touch the face. This will be enough, so you will not have picked up nothing.
6. Turbulence is not dangerous, and it is possible to avoid the unpleasant effects
Patrick Smith, a commercial pilotTurbulence does not expose the dangers of aircraft passengers, it just brings some inconvenience.
Your plane did not turn over upside down, do not spin and crashing to the ground, even with the strong gusts of wind. Maybe he will get not the most comfortable, but it is definitely not broken to pieces. Turbulence brings inconvenience to everyone, including the crew of the aircraft. But for the pilots is a common phenomenon associated with some troubles, but not life-threatening.
It is natural that when you shake overcomes nausea and anxiety. If you want to reduce the risk of suffering the effects of turbulence, try to buy tickets early in the morning or close to sunset, when the sun does not heat the Earth's surface.
In addition, if you have the opportunity to choose a place to stay that is located closest to the wing. On the ground, the nose and tail of the aircraft passengers experiencing maximum shaking.
Most of the fears that cause people to avoid the flight by plane, have no basis in reality. What really should be afraid, because it miss the opportunity to visit other parts of the world or to see family.