Pilot on B-727 and A-320 (180k pounds gross weight) Flight engineer on B-747, non flying position, but all airlines long ago, got rid of dedicated flight engineers, and switched to using pilots to cycle through that position on their way to the right seat.
I’m not familiar. Could you describe? Airlines first consideration seems to be profit margins.
Turbulence has never caused me anxiety, just physical discomfort. While piloting, I had a flight attendant who was picked up and thrown down breaking his arm. The seat belt sign was on, and announcements had been made. Sometimes things ratchet up quickly. Yes, they survived, but I don’t know if they continued to destination or diverted, nor know if anyone bounced off the ceiling. 
That is one of the nice things about small aircraft, it’s easier to locate forced landing spots and successfully land. I remember practicing this in a Cessna 172. Just about any field will do. As you can imagine forced landings in a larger aircraft with higher glide speeds is more challenging. But every commercial pilot was reminded by Sully, of what a good option landing in a body of water can be versus finding a suitable unprepared landing space in downtown NYC. It’s not technically difficult. I remember years ago, a Southern Airways flight that flew though a thunderstorm, flaming out both of its engines, and was forced to land on a road. I seem to remember something about hitting power lines that messed up the plan, but that was not mentioned in this link, unless I missed it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Airways_Flight_242.
Interesting... for anyone who did not notice, that was a 1/2 scale, unmanned radio control aircraft. Real airplanes would not come apart like that. I wonder how much it cost?
I can’t say emphatically, not ever, but on a real military jet flying at such slow speeds, the tail would not rip off like that, and if it did, the fuselage would not then break into little pieces. They are just not made like RC models.
Surely a real plane would not break apart in such little pieces and under such light conditions.I can’t say emphatically, not ever, but on a real military jet flying at such slow speeds, the tail would not rip off like that, and if it did, the fuselage would not then break into little pieces. They are just not made like RC models.
I was referencing a real plane flying around like this one was, they don’t come apart like that under those conditions.Saw that!
I bet he was looking for Meigs Field, the airport that was illegally closed by mayor in 2003.
Kidding, but read like pilot ran out of fuel. Had Meigs been there he could have safely landed.
Also happened in 2013 when a Light Sport reported control issues.
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I believe on evidence a better chance to survive a small plane crash than large one. Less mass and fuel, smaller area needed to land.
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That is GIGANTIC!
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They would, to varying degrees.
This wooden model would shred more than real, but depending on speed, violence of departure from normal flight, and cause, it can be just as dramatic.
So it’ll be able to take my life-sized styrofoam model pirate ship, but not the one I just carved out of lead....curses.