Upon his retirement as a non-routine flight operations captain from a fractional operator in 2015, Dr. Veillette had accumulated more than 20,000 hours of flight experience in 240 types of aircraft—including balloons, rotorcraft, sea plans, glides, war birds, supersonic jets and large commercial transports. He is an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University. In June 2023, he won the prestigious Bill Gunston Technology Writer of the Year Award.
Turbulence causes more serious injuries to passengers than any other class of accident. Yet from 1980-2003, only four belted people received serious injuries during turbulence.
A flight attendant’s risk of serious injury is 26 times greater than that of their passengers and a greater risk of being hurt on the job than a police officer.
