major_groove asked:

I’ve just got off a flight from Birmingham to Edinburgh. Considering this flight is mostly overland (if you forget the Firth of Forth), it seems strange that at least half of the safety briefing is about how to put the lifejacket on.

So while there are lots of statistics about how many plane crashes there are and how safe air travel is, I would like to know how many lives have ever been saved by those yellow life jackets? I’ll bet it’s very few.
I know that that plane might make journeys over water, but I meant for global air travel overall. I also appreciate that falling out of a plane from 13,000ft is not survivable even into water (unless you are the Hoff).

The assumption is that a plane will be able to crash land into a body of water in a controlled fashion that will allow the passengers to enetr the water and use the lifejackets to stay afloat until rescuers arrive. I doubt many people have ever survived a plane crash and thought, “few, if it hadn’t been for that life jacket I would have been screwed!”

Aircrafts

Tony Santoro asked:

Is there any footage of the Texas Plane Crash Hitting the Building?!
god damn it, thats bullshit, come has to of caught the crash grrr

Helicopters

arenaskies asked:

Series of events eventually cause a tragic outcome for Iran Air. NOTE: Comments are getting too violent so I have decided to disable them.

Dealers

XxxunknownxxX1 asked:

Survivorman is a Canadian-produced television program, broadcast in Canada on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN), and in the United States and internationally on The Discovery Channel and The Science Channel. The show has aired two complete seasons to date - 2004 and 2007 - with a third and final season currently under production and airing.[1] The title “Survivorman” refers to the host of the show, Canadian filmmaker and survival expert Les Stroud, who must use his skills to survive for seven days alone in remote locales with little or no food, water, and equipment. During the filming of each episode, Stroud is alone, and operates all the cameras himself. He is equipped with only his clothes, camera equipment (which he does not use for survival except in an emergency), his harmonica, a Leatherman multi-tool, and often “everyday items” relevant to the episode’s particular survival scenario. For safety purposes, Stroud carries an emergency satellite phone. In one episode, he has also been provided with a rifle for use only in defense against attacking polar bears. However, Stroud has claimed that while filming several episodes, there were times when his emergency phone did not work, leaving him totally alone.[2] Survivorman can be considered a sequel or spin-off to Stroud’s earlier project, Stranded, a five-part series that was shown on the Canadian Discovery Channel in 2001.

Used

arenaskies asked:

Two plane’s collide with one another tragically.

New

NightFlyyer asked:

By request, I review the newest version of the Falcon 40 ETRM helicopter. It is really another very good helicopter to learn 4 channel flying on. You don’t need a Porsche to learn on, so start out with something inexpensive like this VW till you see if you can do it at all. I got this from Xheli.com. Here is the link. www.dpbolvw.net Fixed Pitch 90 degree Swashplate Suitable for Indoor and Outdoor flying. 370 Carbon brush main motor 4-ch 2.4Ghz Remote Control 3-in-1 receiver Bulit-in Gyro Lightweight and Solid Structure 3 in 1 Mixer / Gyro / 2.4Ghz Receiver Board 2 X 9g Servos Rechargeable Lipo Battery 7.4v 800mah AC Adapter charger Details Main Rotor Span : 510mm Tail Rotor Span : 145mm Fuselage length : 469mm Product Dimensions (mm) : 460L.x150w.x160h. Item Size (mm) : 550 L.x230 W. x140 H. Weight : without battery 185g Item Features Full Function Radio Controlled Carbon Fibre flybar and boom for Superior strength and durability Suitable for Indoor / Outdoor / Backyard / Park ( 500 sqft area ) 10-15 minutes Flight time for each charge Full spare Parts available Jeff, my cameraman’s channel is www.youtube.com Happy Flying. Dave

Paragliding

NightFlyyer asked:

This is the Pitch Curve and Trimming flights of the Blade 400. This is my Electronic and Mechanical “break in” period. It allows me to test and trim my equipment before really getting aggressive. It also allows me to find out the characteristics of this heli’s flight. It is all part of the learning curve when flying a new helicopter. So now that I have it trimmed, I will present a more aggressive flight when my fingers don’t get so cold next time. Stay tuned and thanks for watching.

Service

cumbix asked:

helicopter crashes trying to pull a boat

New

RAMBOvGnR asked:

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Parts

Gadgetglanman7 asked:

Join R. Lee Ermey as he explains the system of helicopters.

Planes