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12-02-2012, 05:32 PM
I know flying is very safe in general and thousands of Russian flights land safely every day but Russia is the most dangerous country to fly. Partially because of shoddy safety standards and partially because their pilots can't stay sober.
Would you be willing to jump on an aeroflot flight, especially if it's on an old Tupolev or Antonov plane?
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12-02-2012, 06:48 PM
I've flown aeroflot Moscow-Tokyo and Beijing-Moscow.
Landing in Tokyo was the worst I've ever experienced.
The plane fell from 100 meters straight down... loco ^^
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12-03-2012, 02:44 PM
Well I have flown Aeroflot a handful of times...and all cool....and I am absolutely petrified of flying !
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12-03-2012, 02:56 PM
Just make sure you're drunker than the pilot and you'll be fine.
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12-03-2012, 03:13 PM
shiiit... that crash was crazy
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12-03-2012, 04:13 PM
I always avoided Aeroflot in spite of their low fares. My main concern was always comfort, not safety. When I had my first flight with them a couple months ago I was very pleasantly surprised. Staff is generally friendly if very inefficient and the planes are quite modern. I would say Aeroflot is much better than most Western European airlines and only slightly worse than some Asian carriers like ANA.
Will fly Aeroflot again. You should give them a shot!
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12-03-2012, 11:04 PM
Aeroflot has recently redesigned their brand and has refitted its fleet of airplanes. Aeroflot today is a great and safe airline (compared to Aeroflot 5 years ago)
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12-03-2012, 11:22 PM
Only Aeroflot. On the other ones I known of flights getting cancelled after the passengers fled the plane on-masse after hearing the pilot, he was smashed drunk.
No Aeroflot = Take Rail.
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12-03-2012, 11:44 PM
Nice find, speakeasy. That looks like a terrifying takeoff.
I know the minimum for visual flight rules (1,000 ft. ceiling and one mile visibility during the day, two miles at night) but have no idea what it is for instrument flight rules. My understanding is that IFR minimums are much more lenient than VFR.
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