NOT-SO-PLANE SAILING: flying’s primary perils

1/

Runway-related Taxiing can be dangerous, accident too

2/

Fire Especially bad at 35,000 feet

3/

Turbulence A danger as well as an inconvenience during in-flight meals

4/

System failure Whether a genuine technical fault or hack attack

5/

Loss of control in-flight Often the consequence of one of the above

6/ Emergency Controlled landings flight into are terrain an option at low altitudes if problems occur

7/

Unknowns From hijack to act of god