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One hours. an the a-320 has a good safety record. lets break it down. .14 fatal accidents per takeoff according to boeing. and there were crashes, in december of last year air asia flight 8501 and the flight between indonesia and singapore. the crew had requested a change in altitude and route to avoid the poor weather. it fell into the java sea off the coast of indonesia and all 155 people on board were killed. in january of 2009 known as the miracle on hudson u.s. airways 1549 taking off when ...

World for several years now. so you can imagine that the popularity -- and really how many out there are in operation without incident but if you put into perspective how many were involved in fatalities and it is tough. >> and we are still waiting for more details but the miracle on the hudson so many of us remember that and it was the flock of geese that brought that down and safely they were able to get off safely thanks to captain sullenberger. and coming up well go back to the details of wh...

Aviation. it is used for flights that last anywhere from one hour to five hours. lets take a look at the safety record. with just .14 fatal accidents per million takeoffs over the years there have been some highly publicized crashes. december of this last year airasia lost contact en route. the aircraft fell into the java sea off the coast of indonesia. all 155 people on board were killed. january of 2009, we know the miracle on the hudson. flight 1549 taking off from new york to charlotte, nort...

Been really highly publicized crashes. most recently in december of last year air asia flight 8501 between indonesia and singapore lost contact. the crew requested a change in altitude and route to avoid poor weather. it fell into the java sea off the coast of indonesia, all 155 people on board were killed. before that january of 2009 what we now know is the miracle on the hudson. u.s. airways taking off from new york to charlotte where the aircraft struck a flock of birds and power went out and...

>> bland immediately turns his attention toward the safety of his team members who start reforming around him. >> i need to make sure i am aiming myself back towards the drop zone to make sure im safe and to make sure everybody else gets back. i consider that my responsibility as the person on the bottom. >> but as quickly as bland reorients himself, unbelievably, it happens again. another pocket of dead air, and another midair collision. this time, two different wing-suit fliers. as they tumble...

I have to go a rate a speed and hold it there no matter what happens. >> if he falters in any way, his flock could be thrown into a state of chaos. >> if were all going in the same direction, if were all doing the same thing, the chances of collision is fairly low. but that can change. >> and it can change in an instant. like it did on a clear day two miles over puerto rico. bland is struck by another wing suiter and starts spiraling out of control toward the earth. february 16, 2008. its the th...

>> their team has been jumping out of planes all morning. on their fifth jump of the day, they decide to ratchet up the adrenaline to try one of the most dangerous formations a flock can perform. its called the stack. >> stacking is basically when you get a number of wing suiters actually flying one over top of the other. you can only see whats in front of your eyes. so you have a hard time seeing the people behind you. you have to rely on those people to do the right thing and to not fly into y...

What else can you do that feels like that? >> scott bland and scotty burns are veterans of the high octane sport. >> you know, most people ride a roller coaster for a thrill. thats just about something to put me to sleep. >> but the greater the thrill, the greater the danger. >> i would say the most dangerous thing is the risk of collision. if you lose sight of somebody else that youre flying with, you can wind up with closing speeds in excess of 200 miles an hour. >> the main fear with being hi...

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