Why private jets are flying high?

Higher, where private jets typically fly, there tends to be much less air traffic. The advantage for private flyers is that they're able to take direct routes to their destinations, since it's less likely that they'll have to alter their path to accommodate another aircraft.



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However, while both have modern radar and advanced weather reading technology, private jets have certain advantages over commercial aircraft. Photo: Rob Hodgekins via Wikimedia Commons. Because of their size and maneuverability, they can fly around or above areas of turbulence.

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Private Jets still have a higher accident rate than commercial airlines, but fatal crashes have declined over the last two decades. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the total number of private flying accidents has dropped by up to a quarter since 2002.

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On a commercial aircraft, there are fewer than 0.01 fatalities per 100,000 hours of flying. On a private plane, that number jumps to 2.3 fatalities per 100,000 hours flown.

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Even smaller private jets require two pilots. Safety risk is significantly higher when a single pilot flies an aircraft, so dual pilot operations are almost always mandatory. With two pilots, the workload is split thereby decreasing stress significantly.

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If you own a private jet or have the owner's permission to smoke tobacco on board, as long as the aircraft complies with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules for passenger and crew compartment interiors, then smoking is permitted.

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While turbulence can feel scary, airplanes are designed to withstand massive amounts of it. A plane cannot be flipped upside-down, thrown into a tailspin, or otherwise flung from the sky by even the mightiest gust or air pocket, wrote pilot Patrick Smith on his site, AskThePilot.com.

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