There it is. The silver lining we were all expecting.

We're not allowed to post good news, sir. Only devastating news these days.

I've only flown on the E175 once and I actually really liked it for how quiet it was.

Yeah so...1 in 9 years is pretty good considering how many people die a year in the US in car crashes? 30,000-50,000 if I remember right?

>Emergency landing - Lufthansa: https://people.com/human-interest/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-chicago-after-passengers-laptop-catches-fire/

Ok...so an issue was safely resolved that wouldn't have crashed the plane anyways.

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>Bird strike - not high-end carrier, but shit happens: https://www.wpbf.com/article/passenger-jetblue-flight-62-plane-emergency-landing-haley-gozar/42514277

Still considered a Part 121 aka mainline carrier. And multi-engined planes have multiple engines for a reason - redundancy. Even the multi engine plane I did my multi engine training in designed in the 1950's had the capability to fly on a single engine, and we even routinely practiced turning one off in flight as part of the training. It landed safely and didn't even come close to disaster.

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>Near collision - Delta and American: https://people.com/travel/2-packed-planes-almost-collide-at-jfk-airport-a-split-second-of-panic-says-passenger/

Yes, these things occasionally happen and large investigations are opened after that to find the cause and implement solutions to make sure similar instances dont happen again. Have you put this much effort into researching car crashes? How would many of them have happened since you and I started this conversation? If every single close call in vehicles were reported on the national news, dont you think you'd feel a bit more scared of driving?

Not on any mainline carriers like Delta, American, United, etc. The general aviation community safety is nowhere near the levels of the mainline carriers. I think the only fatality in the last decade on any of the US mainline carriers was 2018 maybe, and that was a single fatality. Before that, it had been a decade or so.

Source: am a pilot

You mean the ones overseas in countries with safety records so bad first world countries won’t allow their airlines to operate within their air space?

Honestly, probably still accurate. Have you been to Manchester?

Got mine in 2006-2007 and it lasted valiantly until 2020...replaced with the G502 Hero which is still pretty awesome.

My god, you don’t have to read them if you don’t want. If I’ve said something incorrect, lemme know. Otherwise, I’m just some guy commenting with a reputable background to enlighten the masses.

Edit: I see you deleted your comment.

Lemme guess...Raeford.

When I take people on tandems, we have 4 connection points, of which only 1 would be needed to survive. I check that shit like 5 times before leaving the plane, and usually once in free fall just in case...not sure how someone forgets. And yet you have people like this that forget to hook up their passenger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLBJA8SlH2w

I have no idea what it takes to operate a bungee thing, but as a tandem instructor, you need 3 years in the sport, 500+ jumps, master parachutist license, class 3 medical physical certificate and a tandem training course bare minimum.

Barrier of entry? You just pay and go...that's about it.

It is required to have a reserve parachute, and a wingsuit is more likely to cause you issues, especially if you have no idea how to fly it...you still need a parachute with a wingsuit anyways. I fly wingsuits occasionally and work as a tandem instructor so feel free to ask any questions.

This was a solo licensed jumper who made a bunch of bad decisions, not tandem which you would be doing. Tandem skydiving is far safer than the general public is willing to accept, and something I actually do (I work as an instructor). I can tell you most of the media surrounding skydiving accidents is factually incorrect, as is the public's understanding of the safety involved in the sport. Go on a tandem skydive, have fun, and feel free to ask any questions. Ive got about 3700 jumps as of now.

There are two parachutes of different designs. Skydiving is actually pretty safe, especially tandem skydiving of which I am an instructor for. Generally what you hear in the media about the sport or incidents is incorrect, and it appears this jumper was an old timer over 70 years old who delayed cutting away his bad parachute and using the reserve parachute until it was too late. Cognitive abilities and reaction time are lower in older people.

I don't have a name, but I am sure it will be public soon.

User error like the person hooking you up?

Also, when it comes to tandem skydiving, the person on the front doesn't have much responsibility, I just ask the people strapped to me to please not grab onto me while I am keeping them safe.

According to the USPA summary report, 3 intentional low turns (swooping or being stupid), 1 unintentional low turn, 1 landing problem, 1 incorrect EPs, 1 low cutaway, 3 medical problems. They have a powerpoint with all of the details in it of each one.

https://uspa.org/Discover/FAQs/Safety#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20USPA%20recorded%2010,rate%20of%200.39%20per%20100%2C000.

scroll to the very bottom, it is actually lower than that.

Nope, that is incorrect. You might have a cluster of accidents, especially in the warmer months, and especially in Canada where the majority of skydiving centers shut down during the winter. I know of the IG.Tiktok influencer chick that died doing it up in Canada, but she made some really, really dumb decisions with her parachute to end up in a fatality.

They have A LOT of people that jump there from all over the world, so you get a mixed bag of skill levels. I would explicitly state it is their fault. That article is also from 7 years ago, and the chick they mention being an expert literally ran into someone else with her parachute.

In the last 10 years since I have been skydiving, the fatality rate has been cut in half. I am also a tandem and AFF instructor, and they've only increased safety and requirements.

In 2021 there were 3-4 million skydives made in the US and zero tandem fatalities, however there were 10 solo licensed jumper fatalities. Two old dudes having heart attacks, one suicide, one young guy super drunk, and I forget the rest.