Everything and Even More
In short, everything and even more. Aviation would have been impossible without the cult of safety.
Everyone is well aware that moving through the air, at a speed of 850 km/h, in three dimensions, sometimes without visibility, among a huge number of other airplanes, depending on the runway and the weather - all this does not look a priori safe.
120 Years of Safety Focus
That is why aviation has been working tirelessly for 120 years and have created not only the safest vehicle, but also, in fact, the safest process of life.
From the first lessons in flight school, pilots learn to focus on everything related to safety. Thousands of the best minds work on the creation of each airplane. All their actions are aimed at one goal - the creation of a SAFE aircraft.
Air traffic controllers, technicians, meteorologists, creators of navigation schemes, instructors, airport workers - they are all guided by the main goal - to ensure an accident-free and safe sky.
The Goal Has Been Achieved
And, in fact, this goal has been achieved. I hear the voice of my readers: "Tell it to those who crashed." But this is another attempt of the brain to make its phobia "logical".
After all, absolute security does not exist, and no matter how good the system is, exceptional cases have occurred and will occur in any sphere. But those are just exceptions, not the rule.
The Paradox of Fear of Flying
Today, the risk of dying in an air accident is approximately 1 in 28 million, no other process is as reliable and safe.
Unfortunately, people with fear of flying, despite all the safety guarantees, do not feel safe. And when our brain anticipates the catastrophe, it makes its best to somehow explain the reality around us, rather than impartially analyze external risks or danger.
That is why flight safety statistics cannot help to cope with fear of flying. The paradox of fear of flying: the safest process in the world and the highest percentage of people who fear it. The reason for that is simple - fear of flying is not about airplanes.
