Status: completed 5/5

747

For this contest.



The plane rolls out of the hangar.

0.05 deaths per billion kilometers. There is no safer way to go, and the odds of disaster are minimal. Every aspect is accounted, weighed, and resolved. From the smoothness of the runways to lightning bolts in open sky. Pilots are required by the FAA and its counterparts around the globe to take extensive medical, intellectual, and practical tests before even being considered for a permit, let alone a professional airline transport license. All experts, all numbers, and all evidence are on their side.

Harlan West was not.

Featuring translated lyrics from the Swedish version of “747” by Kent.