Despite the fact that if an air dissaster were to occur, in most cases there is no chance of survival, it is still not morally right to deny our airmen, our aviators, the smallest chance of survival. Please restore the ability to slow the aircraft, and to bail with a parachute. It is simply ridiculous that the excuse given is "to save fuel." Since when (pardon my irony) is fuel more important that lives???
Why is this important?
My nephew and all other aviators connected with his mission fly KC 135 Tankers (Boeing 707) which, since 2008, do not include parachutes for the crew. Our aviators and our airmen are at risk of intentionally being sacrificed! How can this be?
