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Originally Posted by Dave R
To follow your logic, it's safest to sit perfectly still and do nothing. That seems pretty illogical. Why 45 and 25? Why not 53.2 and 24? or 0 and 0? The numbers seem rather arbitrary.
I routinely exceed 500 MPH, have covered more than a million miles at that speed over the years, and am still very much alive. If slower is so obviously safer, why not have a speed limit in the air?
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As a licensed pilot I can tell you that there are speed limits in the air!
The speed limits for aircraft are dependent on altitude, distance from an airport and if you are in a terminal control area. You must also comply with any speed given you by air traffic control.
There is also an FAA overall speed limit of 758 MPH over land. The military can exceed this if necessary.
These speeds limits are higher than with boats. But remember that at 45 MPH most planes will drop out of the air like a toolbox.