Air France Jet Disappears on Flight From Brazil to Paris

Interesting point, I would like to see the data on fatal accidents of number people divided by times they travel.

Also I think dying on a plane is much more dramatic than in a car. The fact you are in the air and plummeting to your death is definitely scarier. Also it must seem we are much more in control of a car(driving or not) than an airplane.

absolutely. seems like in a car it would be driving along just fine then suddenly... CRASH!! in a airplane you already have that fear while your in the air then something goes wrong and as your plane is falling to the ground you have the terrifying and ufortinate realization that your going to die.

I would argue most car deaths are not instant plus I rather fall to my death then be trapped in a twisted car while bleeding to death.

Awful tragedy. My thoughts are with the families of everyone on board. Not that there is any easy way to lose a loved one, but something like this is so sudden and unbelievable.

I would argue most car deaths are not instant plus I rather fall to my death then be trapped in a twisted car while bleeding to death.

good point. the % of people who experiance pain and suffering after the crashing of a plane vrs. a car would definately be higher for the car crash victims.

depends on how you look at it. what is worse the fear and mental anguish of knowing your going to die or the pain and suffering of dieing ? both would definately suck.

Debris found?

Debris May Be of Air France Flight 447, Spotted in Atlantic Ocean by Brazil Air Force - ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/Travel/story?id=7732053&page=1)

With all the tracking devises now days it really surprises me they dont have a better idea of where the plane went down. I mean on my boat I have two devises to transmit and emergency signal giving my location. One is mounted on the boat (usless when the boat sinks) the other is hand held devise that floats.

With all the tracking devises now days it really surprises me they dont have a better idea of where the plane went down. I mean on my boat I have two devises to transmit and emergency signal giving my location. One is mounted on the boat (usless when the boat sinks) the other is hand held devise that floats.

Apparently the black box on the plane transmits an electronic signal for a limited time when in water.

I do agree, however, that it is surprising we don't know what happened. It's kinda scary too.

The ocean is big, really big

Finding downed jet in open ocean is a tall order - CNN.com (http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/02/brazil.missing.plane.search/)

With all the tracking devises now days it really surprises me they dont have a better idea of where the plane went down. I mean on my boat I have two devises to transmit and emergency signal giving my location. One is mounted on the boat (usless when the boat sinks) the other is hand held devise that floats.

That's what I was thinking. How can they not have a 100% waterproof/crush proof homing beacon or GPS locator?

The ocean is big, really big

Finding downed jet in open ocean is a tall order - CNN.com (http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/02/brazil.missing.plane.search/)
I know the ocean is really big but with all the tracking devises on the market it just seems strange that these planes are not better equiped. Have you ever watched Deadlest Catch when a boat sinks they know where the boat sanks its more of a matter of getting to them. The devise used on boats is called an Epirb and sends out a distress signal that anyone with radar can pick up right away. Thats what I don't get about plans having a simiular type devise. What would happen if the plane went down with survivors?