Originally Posted by
CdCf
The sad thing is that CAT can strike suddenly and without much warning, if any. And when it does, if it's strong enough, you could end up with your head striking the cabin ceiling, breaking your neck (yes, that has happened and will happen again).
Read more about CAT here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear-air_turbulence
Again, I think you are ignoring the statistical likelyhood. Your link points to a single death 13 years ago from a very unlikely (although possible) event. Compare that to over 2,000 DVT flight-related deaths every year in Britain alone from people flying into Heathrow (just did a quick search).