Safety and Insurance

Safety

Safety is ZERO-G’s the first and highest priority. ZERO-G maintains this priority throughout all of its operations and strives to match NASA’s safety record of more than 150,000 parabolas flown safely during the past 40 years.

ZERO-G’s aircraft operations take place under Part-121 of the Federal Aviation Regulations which are the same rules which govern commercial airlines such as United, American and Delta. ZERO-G’s crew have also been trained and certified to the FAA’s highest standards.

Motion Sickness

ZERO-G has taken a number of steps to minimize the incidence of motion sickness and make your experience a fun, comfortable and inspirational flight.

While it’s true that some people on NASA’s KC-135 airplane get motion sick, we expect our incidence of motion sickness to be significantly lower. NASA typically flies anywhere from 40 to 80 parabolas during a typical mission. These flights are focused on maximizing science data, not on Flyer comfort. NASA’s experience indicates that most people do well for the first 15 parabolas.

ZERO-G has taken the following steps to maximize your comfort:

1. We limit the number of parabolas for our public flights to about 15; a number which most everyone can handle.

2. We “ease” into weightlessness by first conducting Martian-g parabolas (1/3-g), followed by Lunar-g parabolas (1/6-g) parabolas, before getting to our zero-g parabolas. In this fashion you can get used to the reduced weightlessness in a gradual fashion that will reduce anxiety and reduce motion sickness.

3. Because these flights are all about your comfort, enjoyment and safety, we will typically place a few minutes of straight and level flight interspersed into our flight profile.

4. We prescribe light meals low in proteins or dairy products during the day of the flight.

5. Should anyone get motion sick, we have a fully dedicated flight attendant onboard assigned to take care of that person.

Insurance

ZERO-G is fully insured. Jointly with Amerijet we carry $200 million in hull and 3rd-party liability insurance. In addition, ZERO-G carries $1 million per seat of passenger liability insurance. Finally, it should be noted that because we operate under Part-121 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, your normal life insurance remains in force. ZERO-G is required to carry the same insurance that all major airlines have.