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Originally posted by Zaphod58
reply to post by Witness2008
It's a plane landing. Guess what, commercial pilots do it too before they get certified. So do general aviation pilots. Do you have a problem with them doing it too? All pilots have to practice. Commercial pilots have the advantage that they fly the most out of any group of pilots, so they get their landings.
And guess what? More landing accidents occur in populated areas from commercial and general aviation than from military aviation.
Originally posted by Zaphod58
reply to post by SWCCFAN
I DID see an E-4B flying over Nebraska yesterday though, doing approaches, but considering that it was right by its home base, I'm not surprised.edit on 7/3/2013 by Zaphod58 because: (no reason given)
You are far more at risk of that Delta 767 falling on your head than you are a military plane falling in a populated area.
Originally posted by Zaphod58
reply to post by Witness2008
Well in that case we'll have to stop almost all training. Just about every flight goes over a populated area, and an accident can take place at any phase of flight. So to keep from risking it, we'll just have to stop flying all together.
You are far more at risk of that Delta 767 falling on your head than you are a military plane falling in a populated area.
Because they don't always land at military bases when they travel. They need to interact with civilian air traffic control as well as military. The basics are the same, but the way they handle aircraft as far as controller attitude goes is completely different.