Is it true that life as a fighter pilot involves far greater risks to life than that of a commercial pilot?
After all, it is not everyday that the country faces a war situation.
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6 years ago
The risk was always involved. You always risk your life once you lift off from the ground. May it be fighter pilot or a commercial pilot. But trust me nowadays, airplanes are being designed to be the safest and most reliable in the air. Unless pilots do a blunder in the air, there is hardly a risk.
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8 years ago
No, it's not fully true. Nowadays all flying machines are so sophisticated, including fighters. A pilot is trained in a particular way to control these planes.
But yes in war situations fighter pilots are at little risk, after all for that, they have signed up for.
But in peacetime both pilots are

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8 years ago
Because of their particular role of having to fly their aircrafts in combat situations in the face of the enemy in a war zone, the fighter pilot may face a greater hazard to his or her life. But remember, this happens only when the country goes to war. In peace time, both types of pilots are equally

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8 years ago
Flying is for birds and men do not fly. We have made sophisticated birds who cater for our travel needs.
Since the first flight when Wright Be made the first aircraft. The risk was always involved. You always risk your life once you lift off from the ground. May it be fighter pilot or a commercial

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3 years ago
First of all there should not be a comparison between these two roles as they are meant for different purposes. Fighter is for fighting the enemy with a single man and with lot of weapons carrying with him. Commercial pilots are also at risk due to weather conditions and other aspects. Fighter plane

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6 years ago
Flying is for birds and men do not fly. We have made sophisticated birds who cater for our travel needs. Since the first flight when Wright Be made the first aircraft. The risk was always involved. You always risk your life once you lift off from the ground. May it be fighter pilot or a commercial p

Answered by
6 years ago
Flying is for birds and men do not fly. We have made sophisticated birds who cater for our travel needs. Since the first flight when Wright Be made the first aircraft. The risk was always involved. You always risk your life once you lift off from the ground. May it be fighter pilot or a commercial p

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8 years ago
Fighter pilot in military is always going to be an extreme level of physical danger that most civilians never experience. A fighter Pilot is in a jet propelled death machine loaded up with a dozen different kinds of munitions, the danger zone is always around them. Therefore, Fighter pilot involves

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8 years ago
Military aircraft are rigorously maintained with numerous checks and regulations. There are teams of professionals making sure your machine is ready to go. Fighter pilots are trained rigorously and they fly with great control and safety protections. Commercial pilots are not getting those benefits.

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8 years ago
Hello,
Fighter pilots and commercial pilots.
Are they two sides of the same coin? How are their risk profiles? These and many similar questions must be coming to the minds of youngsters. Let me assure that risks to the life of a pilot of commercial aircraft is much lesser than that of a person walki
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