iguita:
Landing is more dangerous than take-off. In 5 minutes, the plane is stabilized. But for landing, the pilots will battle with stability for over 20- 30 minutes. To give you an instance, if you fly Lagos to Abuja. Even before you arrive Lagos, the plane is stabilized but if you are landing Lagos, the plane would have been descending from Ogun state.

69MissedCalls:
thanks for scaring me. I'm traveling soon u know..

luchy34:
it varies in some aircrafts, airbus aircrafts usually disengage automatically..

fitinwell:


[size=22pt] I disagree with op, autopilot does not trigger off automatically... Also autopilot doesn't function below 1,000ft sea-level, autopilot doesn't land commercial plane on short landing approaching tarmac. And der are reasons why aircraft can stall.... Mid air. [/size]

Jarus:


First time I'm hearing that turbulence can lead to crash.

I used to dismiss turbulence as simple-to-manage, probably harmless event, and don't get disturbed at all when a flight. Is experiencing.

Now, I'll be seriously afraid anytime there's a little turbulence.

The most frightening turbulent I ever experienced, however, was Qatar Airways Doha-Lagos, January 2013. Very serious shaking and vibration for almost more than 1 hour. With what I have read now, if I ever experience that again, maybe I will pee in my trousers already.

Explorers:
Statistically speaking, flying is still the safest way to travel. In fact, the National Center for Health Statistics estimates the average person’s odds of dying in a plane crash at 1 in 20,000. Compare that to the odds of being struck by lightning (1 in 3,000) or dying in a car accident (1 in 100). Commercial airplanes are highly regulated in most countries, and must pass extensive testing before being approved for flight. Advancements in technology have outfitted modern planes with highly effective safety features that prevent catastrophic failures mid-flight. But no matter how fit the vessel, or how advanced the technology, there is one element that is impossible to control: the human element. People, even highly trained professionals, will make mistakes. Though major pilot error happens rarely, the results canbe truly devastating.

source: http://www.lolwot.com/11-devastating-plane-crashes-caused-by-pilot-error/

http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/most-shocking/10-horrible-plane-crashes-caused-by-pilot-error/
http://www.eyeopening.info/2014/03/29/30-shocking-facts-airlines-dont-want-you-to-know
http://www.viralnova.com/flight-facts/



1. TransAsia Flight 235(2015).


Two minutes after takeoff, one of TransAsia 235’s engines suffered a type of failure known as a flameout. Ordinarily this would not lead to a crash, as modern airplanes are designed to run on one engine if necessary. Unfortunately, the pilot mistook the functioning engine for the malfunctioning one and shut it off. This left the plane powerless as the crew desperately scrambled to restart the engine and avoid the heavily populated cityscape below. One of the wings clipped a bridge and the plane crashed into a nearby river. Dashcam footage reveals just how close it came to wiping out the bridge out entirel

Explorers:
The pilot is often exhausted. According to a study, more than half of the pilots have fallen asleep in the cockpit. This is due to their extensive working hours and the toll the time zones take on them. I don't even want to know what happens when both the pilot and the co-pilot are fast asleep at the controls.

fitinwell:


Please state under what abnormal conditions, that auto pilot can be trigger off automatically.., without the consent of the pilot.

fitinwell:


Please state under what abnormal conditions, that auto pilot can be trigger off automatically.., without the consent of the pilot.

Explorers:
The pilot is often exhausted. According to a study, more than half of the pilots have fallen asleep in the cockpit. This is due to their extensive working hours and the toll the time zones take on them. I don't even want to know what happens when both the pilot and the co-pilot are fast asleep at the controls.

Explorers:
United Airlines flight 173(1978).

Suffered fuel exhaustion and crashed short of the runway in a suburban Portland neighborhood in 1978, miraculously only killing 10 of its 189 people on board. After becoming distracted with a faulty landing gear, the pilot decided to abort the plane’s initial landing to assess the problem and prepare passenger’s for an emergency landing. In the process, the flight crew became so absorbed with the issue that everybody failed to realize that the aircraft was about to run out of fuel. Flight 173 became a textbook example in aviation training in an effort to try to teach future flight crews to maintain situational awareness when problems occur in the cockpit.

MrLouisVanGaal1:



5:01am... just woke up from one of the worst nightmares iv had as an adult. i read this thread among other threads before going to sleep and it didn't seem this one was going to terrify me. In my dream, i saw planes falling out of the sky. Like they all just lost their power and started falling out what i saw was freaking real. two Boeings crashed in the same direction with deafening sounds as if they were following same route and passed through an electrostatic field or something and in a far distant away i saw an airbus, yea an airbus crashing and tumbling through people and properties causing total destruction along the way. Everything was so real and all i kept thinking was when would the next one drop and would it be at my exact location and with that fear i woke up sweating under a super cold weather. Bros you do me bad walai. Dnt know when ill use a plane again but i was wondering if any thing could shut down a planes electrical system like i saw in my dream.. can a natural phenomenon up there cause something like that?

69MissedCalls:
thanks for scaring me. I'm traveling soon u know..

tdayof:
people tend to say taking off and landing on dangerous. But I see no reason why it should be... With my familiarity with pilots and as an aspiring pilot... If a plane should is in a good condition there should definitely be no problem with taking off and landing.

I love your humour.. You replied without insult.

fitinwell:


Please state under what abnormal conditions, that auto pilot can be trigger off automatically.., without the consent of the pilot.

missstella:
Lolx kpele

tdayof:
hmm source for this? Most plane crash are mid air.... By your posts seems you are a lover of MAY DAY... and AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION SERIES.

fitinwell:


I disagree with op, autopilot does not trigger off automatically... Also autopilot doesn't function below 1,000ft sea-level, autopilot doesn't land commercial plane on short landing approaching tarmac. And der are reasons why aircraft can stall.... Mid air.

sugah:


1, autopilot CAN disengage itself.
2, really? George doesn't work below 1000ft?

Captainboris better not waste your money on flight school if your authority is this 'man'.

Explorers very good information gathering. I wonder when the Nigerian AIB would start making reports available to the public. Others would learn from mistakes made...Aviation is the only place where experience is not necessarily the best teacher.