Exclusive for Podcrashers:
We learn something new about safe travel through every episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast, yet there's often still one question in the back of our minds: what does it take to survive an airplane crash? In this month's Patreon-exclusive layover episode, Stephanie and Shelly take a look at the statistics, expert advice, and past episodes to learn what—if anything—we can do if the unthinkable happens when traveling by plane.
Sources consulted for this story:
- Travel and Leisure: This Is How to Survive a Plane Crash, According to a Pilot
- Lifehacker: How to Survive a Plane Crash
- The Flight Expert: How to Survive a Plane Crash: What to Do Before, During, and After
- CBS News: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLANE CRASH
- WikiHow: How to Survive a Plane Crash
- Scientific American: How to Survive a Plane Crash
- Aerotime Hub: How to Survive A Plane Crash
- BBC: How likely are you to survive a plane crash?
- The Guardian: The people who fell to earth
- CNN: 10 ways to boost chances of surviving a plane crash
- Popular Mechanics: Taking a Fall: The 120-MPH, 35,000 Feet, 3-Minutes-To-Impact Survival Guide
- CNBC: Learning how to survive a plane crash
Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Stephanie Hubka
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn