Aviation Risk

Melanoma Risk Appears Doubled in Airline Pilots, Cabin Crew — Physician’s First Watch

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Melanoma Risk Appears Doubled in Airline Pilots, Cabin Crew — Physician’s First Watch.

Researchers analyzed data from 19 trials comprising over 250,000 participants. They found that pilots and cabin crew workers had roughly twice the risk for melanoma as the general population — a finding that held true for both men and women. Pilots and cabin crew members also had a 42% increased risk for melanoma mortality. – See more at: http://www.jwatch.org//fw109248/2014/09/04/melanoma-risk-appears-doubled-airline-pilots-cabin-crew#sthash.q9tTZsuy.dpuf

Pilot Ejected -Body Recovered

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Pilot ejected when small airplane dove near Chattanooga; body recovered – U.S. News.

EAA – EAA Experimenter – FAA’s Zodiac 601/650 Aircraft Report.

This post is for diehard underwriters only.  How unusual is it for a pilot to be ejected from his/her aircraft while aloft?  According to various news reports, the plane dove, the canopy came off, and the pilot ejected.  The first link is to a short story covering the accident.  The second link takes you to an eye-opening, well researched article on accidents involving the Zodiac 601.  Plenty of information for the next phone call from a life insurance agent who asks,

“Why did you rate him $5.00 per thousand?”

Answer: He wasn’t wearing a seat belt and the plane he flies has a tendency to break apart while in flight.

Creepy Picture of the Day – July 14, 2009

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The roof of an airplane in flight from the INSIDE

The roof of an airplane in flight from the INSIDE

I stumbled upon an interesting blog written by an airline dork (his words, not mine).  It’s only interesting if you like this sort of stuff.  The picture is courtesy of an unidentified passenger who took the picture and posted it to Twitter right after sunshine began poking through the roof.

Read the entire article by clicking the following link.

The Cranky Flier – Airlines|Airports|Air Travel Blog

I was doing research on the relationship of airlines outsourcing their maintenance and accidents.

Don’t ask.