Airplane Accidents Quotes

In the early days of aviation, there was a great deal of experimentation and a high death rate.

I finally overcame my phobia, and now I approach flying with a sort of studied boredom - a learned habit, thanks to my learn-to-fly-calmly training - but like all former flying phobics, I retain a weird and feverish fascination with aviation news, especially bad news.

But then I never had to worry about a crash landing because I never even took off.

I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't understand is, if they don't know who you are, how do they know who your dentist is?

I can't help but notice that everytime I fly somewhere, other people's planes fall out of the sky.

Anything that has to do with air travel and air tragedy is of interest to me.

Even though the risks of death are higher driving than flying, many people would rather drive simply because they feel they have more control driving. The facts are that only a few hundred people die a year flying, and 44,000 are killed a year driving.

We don't talk about planes flying. We talk about them crashing.

I quit flying years ago. I don't want to die with tourists.

If you have a fear of flying, don't. The data are very clear: If you have to travel someplace, the safest way is by airplane.

For me, people are like the black boxes found in the debris of airplane crashes.