From the time of the Wright Brothers, in 1903, to NASA’s trip to the moon, man has mastered the art of flying. Despite the advances in technology, there are numerous risks with every takeoff and landing. Continental Flight 3407 took off from Buffalo Niagara Airport on Februrary 12th. Along the way the pilots noted ice on the wings. The crash ended in a fireball(link to video of plane an fireball), with a loss of 49 lives. Earlier this year, another flight, US Airways flight 1549, was scheduled to land in Charlotte, N.C., on January 15th, encountered a flock of birds which caused the engines to fail. Miraculously, Captain Sullenberger managed to glide the plane into the Hudson River, saving everyone on board. It seems that most of us take for granted such technological advances and our safety. In both of these instances it seems that nature stepped in with disastrous consequences.
How can we come to terms with the loss of lives in Flight 3407? What can we learn from these events? What other perils has nature created for us?
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I really dont think that we can come to terms with the losses that we have encountered from flight 3407. This was a horrile thing that happened and i think that the air company may lose money, but then again, dont you think the pilots should have been smarter to land the plane early if they saw ice on the wings? There is not much we can do to prevent this because it was nature that caused these tragic crashes and there is not way to stop the course of nature. Nature has created other perils such as Hurrican Katrina and the Tsunami that happened a few years ago. These are tragic events and there really isnt any way to stop them from coming, other to evacuate. So if you watch the newss and it says a warning or to evacuate, this is really one of the only ways that you can survive some of these tragic events.
I am a strict believer that everything happens for a reason, I'm not saying that these innocent people should have died on that fateful night, but instead that acts of nature are fate. We can't live forever, and we have to respect the powerful forces of nature. This accident in buffalo should set precedent for the inspection of all Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 planes and the anti icing procedures before and during flight for all crews. Unfortunately sometimes we need disasters like these to step up technology and create safer planes and engines.
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