NewsboyHank t1_j6hp7w2 wrote
I would think that in this day and age of cell phones/personal media players why bother go through the cost of updating stuff?
MisterProfGuy t1_j6hqm60 wrote
Adding, planes can be in service for thirty years, and most components weren't really designed to be replaced.
Iz-kan-reddit t1_j6ir1kj wrote
>and most components weren't really designed to be replaced.
Seat are designed to be replaced, and are upgraded (or downgraded) on a regular basis.
NewsboyHank t1_j6hs1co wrote
slight tangent....when I first found out planes would be in service for decades I became terrified of flying
PM_ME_FUNFAX t1_j6hsvoj wrote
Safer than driving, by a long shot
NewsboyHank t1_j6htef1 wrote
Rational me knows that....but every time they shudder going breakneck speeds, I think everything is just about to fly apart.
Rugfiend t1_j6i0dnw wrote
In the year following 9/11, Americans were so scared of flying that more additional people died in road accidents than were killed on 9/11
tsme-esr t1_j6lr96m wrote
They were scared of terrorism, not necessarily flying
lemoinem t1_j6ibypk wrote
They are basically torn apart, inspected and rebuilt from the ground up every 15yrs of so.
No to mention, any (and I do mean ANY, a burned light on the dash included) kind of fault occuring during flight grounds the plane until it has been assessed by engineering.
Aberdolf-Linkler t1_j6j8xng wrote
I think that's one thing people generally don't quite understand. I've seen so many people get angry with the airline employees at the terminal when the flight is delayed for some mechanical issue. It's just a bit baffling to me, do you really want to get on a plane that has an issue? It's not like you can just pull over into the median of the engine breaks down.
One time they had to change a tire and it took a well over an hour and some genius was losing his temper and shouting about how quickly he could change his car tire. Okay, yeah buddy lol.
PK1312 t1_j6jebfv wrote
The maintenance required for a plane to stay airworthy is intense. It's not like they're flying for 30 years just getting the oil changed. The FAA does not fuck around.
Milk_A_Pikachu t1_j6iuafz wrote
Yeah. More and more planes are just getting rid of in-flight entertainment entirely and instead putting a cell phone/tablet tray on the seat*. Which seems the way to go for me
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That said: The people most likely to be idiots are likely also the ones who expected to watch the big bang theory for an eight hour flight and now are stuck reading the safety card.
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*: Which, considering how violently some folk recline, I will never use
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