Two plane crashes in the last week or so. One in Kenya and the most
recent, just off the coast of Los Angeles. We've watched endless
hours of Coast Guard operatives searching desperately for some signs
of life...or at the very least, an explanation. It's enough to spook
even the most fearless of fliers.
You know, thousands of hours go into plane maintenance. And billions
of dollars are spent developing and installing new safety
technologies. But once that plane has left the gate, air safety is
generally in the hands of the people on the plane. Michigan Radio's
Bill Poorman investigated what pilots and we passengers can do to
improve airline safety on our end.
While we're on the subject of staying safe in the air, we talked to
Bill Waldock. He's a professor of Aviation Safety at Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. Bill is also an air
crash safety investigator. I asked him what precautions he takes when
he boards a plane.
We also talked to Tom Bunn. He's a retired airline pilot and he also
conducts courses for his fearful flyers. I asked about some of the
techniques he uses in his classes.
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