# Think deaf people shouldn't fly airplanes? Come on in.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-deaf-people-shouldnt-fly-airplanes-come-on-in/132798>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 18, 2002, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-deaf-people-shouldnt-fly-airplanes-come-on-in/132798 "2002-10-18T07:52:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-deaf-people-shouldnt-fly-airplanes-come-on-in/132798/21 "2003-02-28T02:48:24Z")

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Do enough flying in small airplanes you may, ineed, go deaf.

Wow, how did you come to resurect THIS thread?

And - on a complete tangent - when did **Heathen** get banned?

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-deaf-people-shouldnt-fly-airplanes-come-on-in/132798/22 "2003-02-28T05:51:46Z")

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Broomstick: Do enough flying in a small plane (even those puddle jumper airlines) with me as a passenger and you quite likely will go deaf! I’m a nervous wreck in small planes.

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