Aviation Hazards Quotes

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

I always sit in the back of a plane. It's much safer. You never hear of a plane backing into a mountain!

Before birds get sucked into jet engines, do they ever think, Is that Rod Stewart in first class?

The more you fly, the more unsettling it is, because you realize how much more likely it will be for you to crash. I am getting better at it, though.

Flying through a hurricane is the most fearsome shaking you will ever get. Everything has to be tied down in the airplane. And the IMAX camera has to be rock-steady through all this. We had to design special mounts on the left and right sides of the cabin and in the cockpit to hold the cameras.

You know, there are a lot of things that I really enjoy doing that you can get hurt doing. Driving a car, you can get into a wreck. I love to fly. You get on an airplane and you could die, too. When you step on a plane, it's your option to step on that plane because it could crash.

I think when you see an aircraft fire, these angry, black puffs of smoke, knowing that one of them could kill you that you - you - you understand the seriousness of the mission. And you understand your own mortality.

The potential of fire on board an aircraft is among the most serious issues in aviation.