Today, flying is safer than it has ever been. Regardless of whether you are in a two-seat fixed-wing training aircraft, a four-seat commercial helicopter, a single-seat microlight, or an Airbus A380 along with nearly 500 other passengers and crew, the attention paid to safety matters in aviation has never been higher.  

But, as with everything, flying cannot and never will be 100% safe. While safety can be maximized within the parameters of the activity being performed, the risks involved in launching heavier-than-air objects into the sky, often with hundreds of passengers onboard, cannot ever be completely eradicated. 

But what if things go wrong? Every day, aircraft of all different types and sizes experience emergency events. Some of these events may be minor, while others can endanger the safety of the airplane and everyone onboard.  

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