LillyPip

I’m personally more afraid of driving. The learning and tests for pilots are extensive (I’ve done a lot of it), but any moron can get a driving license, and most lose much of that knowledge shortly after.

Other drivers are fucking scary.

My dad is both a pilot and engineer. I’m aware not all pilots are. Sorry if I didn’t make that clear. If you’re in the industry, this will dox me, but my dad designed the Taylorcraft tri-gear (the F-22; there are still Taylorcrafts out there with rivets I put in them in the early 80s, because I basically grew up in the factory), and converted the original WACO biplane blueprints from the Smithsonian to modern specs so they could be manufactured again. He also designed the WACO Super class and their conversion to sea floats about ten years ago or so (the YMF-5; as an aerospace engineer, I’m sure you know that’s not a simple engineering task). He designed and engineered all the features this video from last year talks about; I don’t mean ancient history.

He’s currently 88 and still works full-time at WACO. He knows what he’s talking about. He still travels to the EU about every year for WACO. His knowledge is not outdated.

My point is just to relay what I’ve heard from my dad on this topic for US airlines specifically, and that I trust his opinion personally. Nothing more.

e: sorry for all the edits, my Lemmy client hates me. FWIW, one of my dad’s current titles at WACO is ‘Airworthiness Manager’. You can find him on LinkedIn. Just search ‘waco classic airworthiness manager’.

Yes, sorry, I meant commercial planes. I should have clarified.

When I was young and learning to fly, he told me if I ever got into ultralites he’d disown me (he was sort of kidding).

I’ll ask next time we play VR mini golf this Saturday.

Flying is still safer than driving, FWIW. Not sure if that makes you feel better about flying or worse about driving (for me it’s the latter).

When I’m driving down the highway, I spend as little time as possible next to semi-trailers because I’ve met loads of drivers and know how many are on heavy drugs or haven’t slept for far too long so they can meet their deadlines.

Probability-wise, it’s safe, but I don’t like it. Not everything is about raw numbers, Mr Spock.

That’s true in general. Planes are very safe overall.

My father has some airlines he’s okay with and some he won’t fly under any circumstances. I’m not talking about overall statistics, but what he knows about the industry’s practices, including mechanical and pilot issues.

Just my .02$

Most planes in general don’t crash, fwiw. Most trains and cars don’t, either.

But would you rather your Uber was a Camry or a Lada Niva?

Oh shit, you don’t say?

Fucking lol. LOL.

I can’t stress this enough: LOL

It was so much better 20 years ago when all the shitty proprietary data harvesting apps came pre-installed with Windows.

(Yeah, I know they still do that, just slightly more covertly.)

Perhaps, but you don’t have as far to fall.

(e: oh, I mistook your comment for sarcasm. Ignore my reply; I agree.)

Aye. I’m not waiting for godot.