passenger plane crashes in France...

[scared?]

Lol... ...

[MKJ]

german plane crashes in france.. ww3 confirmed.

[xer0s]

This sucks...

[scared?]

german plane crashes in france.. ww3 confirmed.

whats the difference?... ...

[scared?]

now cern needs to finished up that antimatter weapon they have been working on and destroy all of europe for final touches... ...

[Ryoki]

You needs to learning grammar.

[scared?]

You needs to learning grammar.

Lol no u...I win...

[obsidian]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germanwing ... 01?cmp=rss

[Ryoki]

Not much left it seems...

[losCHUNK]

Jesus fucking christ ryo, that's messed up.

RADAR data shows the plane took a rapid descent.

@flightradar: Flight #4U9525 was descending with a rate of about 3000-4000 feet per minute, which is quite standard for an airport approach.

[lvlshot]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CA27t6JUIAAQZTO.png[/lvlshot]

There was no distress call during the 8 minute descent, it suggests that it was a controlled and the engines were running. Obs post mentions the plane had a routine check on Monday n all after regular inspection last summer. The pilot has 10+ yrs experience with over 6000hrs on Airbus models.

Also the wreckage is reported to be spread over a large area n all, (2000m-20,000sqm depending on the report you read).

The plane is 24 years old, which is old but may not mean anything.

TLDR: Cause could be anything, I reckon it's something along the lines of instrument failure but reports say there was 16 kids from the same school and 2 babies on the plane. Fucked up :/

EDIT: and now the black box has been found, just seen Guardian are doing live updates

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2 ... ve-updates

[xer0s]

Fuck. I just want to travel without fearing for my life. And yes, I understand the statistics of flying and driving and all that shit. But it's hard to get on a plane after reading and seeing this...

[losCHUNK]

Dunno if this will help settle you and not to be flippant but -

[lvlshot]http://flightradar24static.appspot.com/static/_fr24/images/coverage.png[/lvlshot]

1 crashes and 10s of thousands carry on as normal. Just don't fly private, the excellent safety record only really applies to commercial airlines.

[xer0s]

That map really means nothing to me without context...

[losCHUNK]

Real time snapshot of air traffic

http://www.flightradar24.com/53.93,27.52/2

[syp0s]

Fuck. I just want to travel without fearing for my life. And yes, I understand the statistics of flying and driving and all that shit. But it's hard to get on a plane after reading and seeing this...

Yep, same here. I was flying back from a shoot yesterday, and the pilot kept dipping the nose throughout the flight. I don't know why he was doing it, but it was completely unpleasant. It gave that exact same feeling in the stomach as being on a roller coaster as it goes over the lip of a big drop. It was terrifying, and I can now feel the beginnings of a slight fear of flying.

[xer0s]

You're not helping...

[Whiskey 7]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germanwings-flight-4u9525-airbus-a320-crashes-in-southern-france-with-150-aboard-1.3006701?cmp=rss

Sad news indeed and thanks for the link obsidian

[scared?]

Not much left it seems...

About 1000x more than 911 Pennsylvania crash... Hmmmm....

[losCHUNK]

Reasons to live in a swamp instead of mountain ?

[scared?]

Reasons to live in a swamp instead of mountain ?

Wtf does that even mean?... Anyone?...

[Captain]

Fair to say though, of all the ways to go out, being trapped in a plummeting tin with a hundred odd screaming, crying and puking strangers is more disturbing to me than waking up on Dexter's table.

That's why they get you high with oxygen before you die

[LawL]

More proof we went to the moon.

[EtUL]

Did anyone survive??

[Ryoki]

Yeah, all the astronauts made it back.

[vileliquid1026]