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kirklancaster 24-03-2015 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Nedusa (Post 7655913)
They hit a mountain at 460 mph Kirk, not much chance of any survivors I'm afraid....

Terribly sad.

Sorry Nedusa, I didn't realise it was at that speed. I feel so sorry for the passengers families. Terrible.

kirklancaster 24-03-2015 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bobnot (Post 7655915)
Out of the 85 million flights a year what do you consider a lot?
Put me on a plane any day rather than in a car.
Plane deaths are far more newsworthy than car deaths just because they are far far far far more rare so you hear about them on the news every time it happens.

Good point Bob - it probably is the fact that plane crashes are deemed more newsworthy because of the high death toll than car crashes, so that's why we are more aware of them. Thank God they're rare.

Crimson Dynamo 24-03-2015 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanessa (Post 7656012)
OMG Two babies were on board. :sad::bawling:

and 16 children

BigSister 24-03-2015 03:07 PM

Just so so sad. RIP to everyone who died.

arista 24-03-2015 03:40 PM

They must find out if the Plane was at Fault
as loads of those planes are flying today

Cherie 24-03-2015 03:54 PM

It is more likely to be pilot error as they were descending for 8 minutes and there was no distress call, or the plane was hijacked by terrorists who slammed it into a mountain, although I would have thought if it were terrorists they would have downed it in a residential area for maximum mayhem.

RIP to all on board.

arista 24-03-2015 03:56 PM

It Exploded in to bits (it may have)

Pilot Error?


Or a Bomb
on a timer that went to soon?

Terrorists could get on it
as it started in dodgy Spain

Cherie 24-03-2015 04:04 PM

Not followed the story didn't realise it exploded, but wouldn't it have exploded anyway if it hit a mountain? They are not very hot on security in Spain I agree

DemolitionRed 24-03-2015 04:17 PM

I'm watching the news now and it isn't saying anything about the aircraft exploding. Contact (air traffic control sighting) with the plane dropped off at 6000ft but that doesn't mean the plane exploded, it just means they were no longer able to see it on their radar.

arista 24-03-2015 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DemolitionRed (Post 7656339)
I'm watching the news now and it isn't saying anything about the aircraft exploding. Contact (air traffic control sighting) with the plane dropped off at 6000ft but that doesn't mean the plane exploded, it just means they were no longer able to see it on their radar.


Yes true

Black Box Found by France
good news on that

DemolitionRed 24-03-2015 04:59 PM

It looks like the plane came down in a culvert and culverts are particularly hazardous at this time of the year because of major rock fall. Its going to be a risky recovery operation.

arista 24-03-2015 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DemolitionRed (Post 7656440)
It looks like the plane came down in a culvert and culverts are particularly hazardous at this time of the year because of major rock fall. Its going to be a risky recovery operation.


I hope the Black Box now found
will tell us why it went down fast

arista 24-03-2015 05:40 PM

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DemolitionRed 24-03-2015 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by arista (Post 7656461)
I hope the Black Box now found
will tell us why it went down fast

I'm sure we will hear something fairly soon.

Those poor relatives and friends :(

Cherie 24-03-2015 06:17 PM

I know it's heartbreaking for all the victims families but I feel particularly sad for the families of the school children who were on a trip, I can only imagine how excited they were to welcome them home only for this horror to happen.

Anaesthesia 24-03-2015 07:19 PM

Flying over the Alps always makes me have my heart in my mouth, it's actually pretty scary. But I do agree with Niamh that aviation accidents do seem to have been more frequent in the last year... :(

Vanessa 24-03-2015 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Anaesthesia (Post 7656732)
Flying over the Alps always makes me have my heart in my mouth, it's actually pretty scary. But I do agree with Niamh that aviation accidents do seem to have been more frequent in the last year... :(

OMG I fly over the alps all the time! :o

Anaesthesia 24-03-2015 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanessa (Post 7656737)
OMG I fly over the alps all the time! :o

I take my hat off to you! On the rare occasions we ski in Europe I practically sh*t myself on those flights :laugh: My bf flies over them a lot more than me, he is from Turin...I usually excuse myself from those trips.

smudgie 24-03-2015 07:56 PM

So sad.

RIP to all the passengers and crew.

Vanessa 24-03-2015 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Anaesthesia (Post 7656748)
I take my hat off to you! On the rare occasions we ski in Europe I practically sh*t myself on those flights :laugh: My bf flies over them a lot more than me, he is from Turin...I usually excuse myself from those trips.

I might take the train next time! D:

DemolitionRed 24-03-2015 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanessa (Post 7656737)
OMG I fly over the alps all the time! :o

Me too. I love flying over the mountains and looking down at the glacial ice and its amazing when you fly just above the cloud and see the top of the Matterhorn.

My flights are nearly always London to Turin.

waterhog 24-03-2015 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kirklancaster (Post 7655873)
I agree Niamh - It does seem to be anyway.


you may think it - but factually - airplanes are a very safe way of traveling. statistically proven.

the truth 24-03-2015 09:01 PM

the numbers of deaths and crashes has fallen consistently and considerably for years. the worst periods were the 1940s 70s 80s and a bad year around 2000 so overall youd have to say the planes are in fact safer than ever......this is no consolation to these victims and their families. heartbreaking tragedy

Anaesthesia 24-03-2015 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by the truth (Post 7656975)
the numbers of deaths and crashes has fallen consistently and considerably for years. the worst periods were the 1940s 70s 80s and a bad year around 2000 so overall youd have to say the planes are in fact safer than ever......this is no consolation to these victims and their families. heartbreaking tragedy

Depends I think on how you view the stats. If you takr them 18-month period by 18-month period then recently they are shocking as a percentage of flights within the same period.

If you take them as a long average, things are definitely looking up.

And nothing could ever be a consolation to victims of families, numbers or no.

arista 24-03-2015 09:40 PM

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