AT SOME POINT, FLYING WILL NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED THE SAFEST FORM OF TRANSPORTATION

[nctarheel]

With over 176 souls lost in 55 plane crashes in the United States in 2025.

Crashes into buildings.

Crashes into rivers.

Planes flipping over.

Planes experiencing mid-air stalls.

And now hundreds dead in India.

You won't catch me ever again flying the "friendly skies".

All of a sudden, they don't seem so friendly. 

[papawofboo]

Wonder what's it like to be at 30,000 feet, speed a few hundred mph, and look out the window and part of the wing is falling off? Happened yesterday. 

[SereneSeagull]

Cocktail time!

[ChasKy53]

I have not flown in decades and have absolutely no intention or desire to fly. Giant corporations, including airplane manufacturers, get away with murder these days. Sorry to say that they need more regulations and our government agencies regulating them need to be made stronger, not weaker. Yes, this is a political answer, but it is the solution.

[nctarheel]

It is not political because airline safety is apolitical. The latest for me was the commercial pilot for DELTA who was immediately arrested upon landing for CHILD SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD UNDER 10 YEARS OF AGE!!! Doesn’t sound like the screening process served its purpose.

[papawofboo]

All most had another one last week. Airline had to do some quick turns to miss one of those big bombers. 

[SereneSeagull]

Far more chances of getting hit on the road than air.  Even chance of ecoli is getting worse.

[DaveMcK]

Still much safer than driving over to grocery store for a gallon of milk!

[SereneSeagull]

Yes!  One can get hit on the road at a greater percentage.  

[Jason2020LovesKelly]

Some of us have a fear of flying, so no worries there.

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@nctarheel wrote:

With over 176 souls lost in 55 plane crashes in the United States in 2025.

Crashes into buildings.

Crashes into rivers.

Planes flipping over.

Planes experiencing mid-air stalls.

And now hundreds dead in India.

You won't catch me ever again flying the "friendly skies".

All of a sudden, they don't seem so friendly. 

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[nctarheel]

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@Jason2020LovesKelly wrote:

Some of us have a fear of flying, so no worries there.

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Sorry for your fear of flying, @Jason2020LovesKelly . I didn't experience that fear until the recent plethora of accidents, head on collisions, sleeping pilots, air traffic controllers that cover three times the area they are supposed to cover, and antiquated airports.

[papawofboo]

Years back when they lost that plane over the Indian Ocean and a few months later that co-pilot flew a plane into a mountain, I said never again.

I saw the video of this one, when it was supposed to get the "up up and away" power it just came back down like it was coming in for a landing.