Parabellum
New Member
That when you complete your pre-takeoff checklist and get ready to leave the ground that it could be the beginning of your final moments on earth? I mean, don't get me wrong, I don't want this to turn into a heated debate about whether or not flying is dangerous. We all know that flying is as safe as you make it.
But regardless of how good of a pilot you are, how many safety precautions you take, how good your airmanship is, can you ever really be 100% certain that when you leave, you'll make it back to fly another day? Not really. I'm not afraid of flying, and there are actually things that I fear even more than death, but its not uncommon at all anymore for me to say a prayer in my head before takeoff each time I get behind the stick of a plane just incase fate decides that I shall not return. There's typically only a 0.1% chance of that occuring, but you never know.
But regardless of how good of a pilot you are, how many safety precautions you take, how good your airmanship is, can you ever really be 100% certain that when you leave, you'll make it back to fly another day? Not really. I'm not afraid of flying, and there are actually things that I fear even more than death, but its not uncommon at all anymore for me to say a prayer in my head before takeoff each time I get behind the stick of a plane just incase fate decides that I shall not return. There's typically only a 0.1% chance of that occuring, but you never know.