Why Losing an Engine on Your Airline Flight Is No Big Deal

For some, flying can be terrifying. Not for me; that would make my day job slightly more complicated. Still, I can understand why, for many, the idea of flying over 400 miles per hour several miles above the surface makes people nervous. In fact, some friends tell me they have to come to terms with their inevitable death just to sit on an airplane. To them, just the idea of giving up control, the idea of putting your faith in the hands of a stranger is… disconcerting.

As you probably know, fear tends to make us imagine the worst-case scenario. Because of this, thoughts of crashing or other imminent disasters only add to the maelstrom of anxiety the already fear-ridden traveler might experience. Often, against our will, we’re forced to imagine catastrophe. Sometimes, however, what we imagine happening, that singular event that’s sure to end in our demise, is only frightening because we don’t understand it.

Today, if I’m able to assuage even a fraction of fear for someone. If I can help someone experience aviation like I do, full of wonder and enthusiasm, rather than trepidation. I’ll consider this video a success. So, how do I hope to do that? Well, by explaining away some of these fearful thoughts. Like, for example…

What happens if we lose an engine?

Let me explain.

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SOURCES
http://www.tc.faa.gov/its/worldpac/te...
https://www.faa.gov/regulations_polic...
https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviat...
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/A...
https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/m...
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/res...
https://fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/fsr-0019.pdf


CHAPTER
00:00 - Start
01:45 - Single Engine Safety
05:05 - Decision Speed
07:24 - Departure/En Route
10:28 - Exceptions