tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276107566201320233.post3997482824401273491..comments2024-02-15T04:35:29.244-05:00Comments on Reporting Statistics: Plane Crash StatisticsStatistics to Sharehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162650011633900817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276107566201320233.post-32318185170719668502011-09-14T10:31:49.024-04:002011-09-14T10:31:49.024-04:00Due to fly to Cape Town next week - not really tha...Due to fly to Cape Town next week - not really that keen on it given the poor aviation safety record in Africa.<br /><br />Thought I would look at how the 5 minutes of take-off and climb-out impact on my life expectancy.<br /><br />Used a figure of 12 fatalities per million flight hours [http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm] for SA commercial flights, and multiplied by the 2 hour flight duration, and the 30% risk factor for the first 5 min of flight. Combined with my hoped for life expectancy, I estimate that those five minutes of flight have an expected reduction of 3 hours on my life expectancy.<br /><br />Compare that with watching television, 2 hours of sitting vegging in front of TV only reduces my life expectancy by 44 minutes [bit.ly/killertv].<br /><br />Maybe I should take a sickie, and stay at home and watch TV instead!Yma Cabernetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276107566201320233.post-37075627154119849692011-04-29T14:59:41.421-04:002011-04-29T14:59:41.421-04:00Interesting post. Unfortunately, a person has to g...Interesting post. Unfortunately, a person has to get on a plane at one time in the course of his life because it is faster than road traveling. However, it kind of scares me of the higher risk that it poses compared to other accidents. Not to mention the recent accidents that are occurring on airports.Carolhttp://1800theeagle.com/injury-lawyer/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276107566201320233.post-80870455561811020332009-02-13T20:08:00.000-05:002009-02-13T20:08:00.000-05:00What's even more weird is the Buffalo one is a mil...What's even more weird is the Buffalo one is a mile from my dad's house. I'll be doing a Buffalo post. Tragic event. So sad.Statistics to Sharehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162650011633900817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276107566201320233.post-53274755469952752112009-02-13T16:26:00.000-05:002009-02-13T16:26:00.000-05:00I find it a little wierd that you wrote this just ...I find it a little wierd that you wrote this just a few months before 2 huge plane crashes. Very helpful statistics.<BR/><BR/>-Joe Sadlo<BR/><BR/>P.S Could you possibly add a link to the report of the recent plane crash in Buffalo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276107566201320233.post-75214127156392437912009-02-13T08:54:00.000-05:002009-02-13T08:54:00.000-05:00great information!! thank you...great information!! thank you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com