Is it true that life as a fighter pilot involves far greater risks to life than that of a commercial pilot?

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 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. These airplanes are designed to talk to the pilot and pilots are trained technically to respond in the correct manner. It is although true that fighter pilots are involved in maneuvers which require a lot more risk as compared to Line Flying in Commercial Aviation. Airplanes nowadays are themselves technically sound to avert emergencies on their own and to alert the pilots of the situation.

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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 same.

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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 safe or at risk.

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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. These airplanes are designed to talk to the pilot and pilots are trained technically to respond in the correct manner. It is although true that fighter pilots are involved in maneuvers which require a lot more risk as compared to Line Flying in Commercial Aviation. All the best.

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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 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. These airplanes are designed to talk to the pilot and pilots are trained technically to respond in the correct manner. It is although true that fighter pilots are involved in maneuvers which require a lot more risk as compared to Line Flying in Commercial Aviation. Thank you.

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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 more faster than commercial planes. Passenger safety is given more priority as they paid for that trust kept on pilots fighter pilot has trust and responsibility of more people as he has to safe guard the defence of the country. More and more care is taken for fighers also but risk like bird hits and other aspects also involved in both planes.

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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 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. These airplanes are designed to talk to the pilot and pilots are trained technically to respond in the correct manner. It is although true that fighter pilots are involved in maneuvers which require a lot more risk as compared to Line Flying in Commercial Aviation.

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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 far greater risks to life than that of a commercial pilot. Following are the reasons: (a) Fighter flying, through even insurance companies data is more risky profession than commercial flying. (b) Fighter Pilots are not only exposed to high flying speed dangers, but are exposed to element of enemy air defense systems. (c) High speed manoeuvre leads to high G Forces, which impact human body and may lead to passing out from G-Forces and crashing. (d) Chances of error margin is less, and it has high probability of crashing into another plane. (e) Armament carried by fighter aircraft can malfunction and lead to accidents or even death. (f) Fighter Pilots medical standards are higher in comparison to Commercial pilot. Therefore, fighter pilots may prematurely curtail because of medical conditions.

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Yes, a fighter pilot has a greater risk of life as compared to any other pilot. As we see they have to go behind the enemy lines and fight them, which is not an easy job. Yes, government is paying a handsome salary for this job, but it is quite risky to do. As in a fighter plane, there is only a single person so the aspirant has to be a master of all the equipment and fly the plane easily. A fighter plane contains a lot of explosives so the pilot has to care about these things and also they can't catch fire before launching a weapon against the enemy. They are really the superhero of every nation. They work for the country's betterment. For more details about the life of a fighter pilot, visit the Wikipedia page link provided below: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_pilot" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_pilot</a>

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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 walking on the road in Mumbai! Sounds funny? But it's not so. It's a fact. This has come about due to systematic improvements in the safety rules that govern commercial flying. It's not only the pilot but the passengers too are at the same risk in commercial airplanes. Today, it's the safest mode of travel. How about fighter pilots? In peacetime definitely, the risk is much less compared with during wartime. But risk will always be there. Even during peacetime, fighter pilots are required to fly sorties simulating war-like conditions and under such scenario, accidents can happen. Of course, as against passengers & pilot of a commercial plane, a fighter pilot has the option of escaping by using 'ejection seat' wherein even if an aircraft is lost, fighter pilot can survive and parachute down safely.To conclude, it can be said that under normal circumstances both are under similar risk whereas during war time, risk of fighter pilot increases multifold.

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