FLIGHT AWARE A REAL EYE OPENER
A while back I was looking for a flight making sure it was on time and stumbled upon flightaware.com I was gobsmacked at what I saw and what it quickly told me.
You hear people saying our skies are overcrowded with flights but you can't visualize what they are saying. You look up and maybe see one or two planes flying over from time to time. When we look at this site with a global map some countries are barely visible filled with miniature planes. At peak times there are over 16 000 flights in the air.
This in my mind puts into context how safe air travel is when you look at how many flights are taking place daily. Technology has transformed this industry and it needed to as imagine doing this without the tools we have today. To be able to have as many as 16 000 planes in the air and only have an accident every couple of years is amazing. I am sure there are loads of near misses as there has to be when we are dealing with these numbers.
I used to worry flying over darkest Africa as there is no air traffic control in that region but I think that is the least of our worries as the skies are really busy but luckily over Africa less so.
Next time you fly remember this picture as you are not alone up there.
I wander around YouTube and some of my regular content is aircraft related. One of the most mind-boggling videos is watching two planes pass each other in their respective "lanes". I have some experience learning about ATC and what goes into it and there is a lot of work that makes flying safe. The sky is full of invisible highways for aircraft.
I've heard some studies show being an ATC is one of the most life-shortening careers via stress.
And its this type of technological advancement that may soon make it possible to fly freight and eventually people between any two points on the globe in under an hour. SpaceX with BFR and BFS have some mighty plans!
Its mad isn't it. See this before and could not believe it. Its amazing how there is so few crashes
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And we wonder why there is a hole in the ozone... LOL... sheesh... that 's crazy. Interesting, but crazy.
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Quite fascinating really
When I first saw it i was watching it for hours. Clicking on planes seeing what speed they were going and how high they were. Helped me choose my last flight as I wanted the quickest flight to my destination as possible and saved me 90 minutes of being stuffed in a small seat.
howdy sir cryptoandcoffee! that is totally amazing to think about, I'm gonna go look up that site too. Great post sir, I always learn something from your research!
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