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6. The Chapecoense Fuel Exhaustion (2016)
We can’t talk about tragedies without mentioning the LaMia flight. 🖤 Unlike the others, there was no mechanical failure here, no bad weather, no frozen sensors. There was greed.
The pilot took off with the exact amount of fuel needed for the trip. Down to the drop. No safety margin. It’s like driving on the highway knowing your gas will run out exactly at your garage door, without accounting for traffic.
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When air traffic control told them to hold before landing, the fuel ran out. The engines died. Silence in the cabin. The plane became a glider that was too heavy to glide.
The lesson here was severe regarding flight planning and the culture of “cutting corners” to save money.
So, What’s the Verdict? Is it Safe?
Look, I know reading all this might give you butterflies. But understand one thing: planes don’t fall out of the sky by magic. They crash because of a chain of errors that, today, is almost impossible to repeat because of these accidents.
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So, on your next trip, when you hear that weird noise of the landing gear retracting or feel a bump of turbulence, take a deep breath. Remember that there is a highly trained crew up front and that the history of aviation itself is “holding” that plane in the air.
Relax, hit play on the videos above to understand the details, and have a safe flight! ✈️