AF447

[EvilPie]

The amazing thng is that it has just totally disappeared, they don't exactly know when, & have no real idea where it came down. Modern Civil Airliners don't just "disappear".

Isn't it really unusual as well for a plane to go down mid-flight?  I'm not the best flyer, but am usually ok once we're cruising.

Watch "Aircrash Investigation" Claire. There's quite a few go down mid flight on that.

It's actually a very good program for people who don't like flying. My sister who doesn't like flying at all finds it comforting that whenever there's a crash it's thoroughly investigated and it always leads to steps to improve safety in future.

There's always a reason for the crash as well and it's very rarely a single reason. Always a sequence of events leading up to the crash. It's a fascinating program to watch.

It'll be interesting to see what the investigators come up with on this one. Obviously it's impossible if they don't locate something but it's amazing the lengths they go to to find a plane in the middle of the ocean.

[cia260895]

why is it that women generally find flying scary?

[EvilPie]

why is it that women generally find flying scary?

It's probably equal percentages but blokes just won't admit it.

[Longy]

why is it that women generally find flying scary?

They are worried they left the oven on at home.

[Royal Flush]

The amazing thng is that it has just totally disappeared, they don't exactly know when, & have no real idea where it came down. Modern Civil Airliners don't just "disappear".

Isn't it really unusual as well for a plane to go down mid-flight?  I'm not the best flyer, but am usually ok once we're cruising.

Extremely rare.

PPRuNe went down earlier Tikay! First time i have ever seen the server overloaded.

[tikay]

The amazing thng is that it has just totally disappeared, they don't exactly know when, & have no real idea where it came down. Modern Civil Airliners don't just "disappear".

Isn't it really unusual as well for a plane to go down mid-flight?  I'm not the best flyer, but am usually ok once we're cruising.

Extremely rare.

PPRuNe went down earlier Tikay! First time i have ever seen the server overloaded.

Guessed so - could not get on it for a while, & it was loading mega-slow. It'll be all the Red-Top Journos getting their copy. PPRuNe struggled after the BA "short-landing" (frozen fuel) at Heathrow, too.

A stunning website. But a very sad day.

[Claw75]

why is it that women generally find flying scary?

It's probably equal percentages but blokes just won't admit it.

I don't find flying 'scary', I'm just much more comfortable once we're up in the air.  Of the people I do know who are actually afraid of flying (i.e. will go to any lengths possible not to get on a plane), 2 are men and 1 is a woman.

[Longy]

why is it that women generally find flying scary?

It's probably equal percentages but blokes just won't admit it.

I don't find flying 'scary', I'm just much more comfortable once we're up in the air.  Of the people I do know who are actually afraid of flying (i.e. will go to any lengths possible not to get on a plane), 2 are men and 1 is a woman.

MR T and Denis Bergkamp?

[maldini32]

Desmond forgot to push the buttons

[StuartHopkin]

I used to have no problem at all flying. For some reason I just cant relax now though on most flights, no problem on big planes but on the Ryanair/Easyjet type planes I just sit there thinking somethings not right, constantly looking at the staff to see i they look worried about anything.

I hope it doesnt get any worse, cus I use them a fair bit!

[Claw75]

constantly looking at the staff to see i they look worried about anything.

lol I do that too.  Worst flight I've been on semi-recently was coming back from Vegas last year.  Non-stop turbulence for 3 hours or so.  No chance of sleeping, bumpiness was making me air sick and I obv couldn't leave my seat.  Cabin crew had to sit with their belts on most of the time too out of my line of sight so I couldn't get any reads on them!

[cia260895]

A good tell is  if they look hot n  sweaty and look like they've been crying whilst getting out there mobiles ,,,

I'd be looking worried

[kinboshi]

The amazing thng is that it has just totally disappeared, they don't exactly know when, & have no real idea where it came down. Modern Civil Airliners don't just "disappear".

Isn't it really unusual as well for a plane to go down mid-flight?  I'm not the best flyer, but am usually ok once we're cruising.

Watch "Aircrash Investigation" Claire. There's quite a few go down mid flight on that.

It's actually a very good program for people who don't like flying. My sister who doesn't like flying at all finds it comforting that whenever there's a crash it's thoroughly investigated and it always leads to steps to improve safety in future.

There's always a reason for the crash as well and it's very rarely a single reason. Always a sequence of events leading up to the crash. It's a fascinating program to watch.

It'll be interesting to see what the investigators come up with on this one. Obviously it's impossible if they don't locate something but it's amazing the lengths they go to to find a plane in the middle of the ocean.

Gravity is usually involved.

[Longy]

A good tell is  if they look hot n  sweaty and look like they've been crying whilst getting out there mobiles ,,,

I'd be looking worried

The thing is how do you get the tell, when everyone who has seen it, is unfortunately no longer with us.

[G1BTW]

The amazing thng is that it has just totally disappeared, they don't exactly know when, & have no real idea where it came down. Modern Civil Airliners don't just "disappear".

Isn't it really unusual as well for a plane to go down mid-flight?  I'm not the best flyer, but am usually ok once we're cruising.

Watch "Aircrash Investigation" Claire. There's quite a few go down mid flight on that.

It's actually a very good program for people who don't like flying. My sister who doesn't like flying at all finds it comforting that whenever there's a crash it's thoroughly investigated and it always leads to steps to improve safety in future.

There's always a reason for the crash as well and it's very rarely a single reason. Always a sequence of events leading up to the crash. It's a fascinating program to watch.

It'll be interesting to see what the investigators come up with on this one. Obviously it's impossible if they don't locate something but it's amazing the lengths they go to to find a plane in the middle of the ocean.

I personally cannot get enough of Air Crash Investigation (ACI), the vids are all on youtube.

In this instance, I think they're still trying to decipher what the brazilians meant by 'disappeared off radar", it does not mean that it was blipping on their screen one minute and then not the next, it can mean that it just didn't show up when they expected it, the area it went down in is not covered by conventional radar anyway.

Very strange no Mayday, and no locator beacon. Could be a bomb, or electrical failure leading to fire and instant explosion.