by Jason Bodner
August 20, 2024
In May, a flight from London to Singapore was smooth until suddenly the plane underwent “un-commanded changes in altitude and airspeed,” according to the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau of Singapore. It dropped 40 feet per second (178 feet in 4.6 seconds), enough to cause half of the 229 passengers to need medical treatment. A fall like that can throw people (without seat belts attached) to the ceiling, only to have them crash down to their seats, or on top of other people – or whatever they hit.
I was once on such a flight, under dire conditions in a sudden drop, and the masks came down with a pop. We dropped quickly and then stabilized. We then saw a flight attendant dragging another unconscious flight attendant to a jump seat to be strapped into a seat belt. Thankfully, we were fine, but I experienced how things can change suddenly. I also realized that I don’t ever want to wear an oxygen mask again!
The moral of the story is: Wear your car or airline seat-belt all the time. You never know when you’ll hit an air pocket. Or maybe you do. When it comes to stocks, August and September are typically the bumpiest months of the year, followed by the smoothest – and best – three months of the year:
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