On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 09:45:27 -0400, Fly Guy wrote:

glenn P wrote:

Interesting theory, but was there chaos on board the 9-11 jets?
Not in my opinion.....

And what if the passengers of the other 4-thousand odd planes in the
air at the time learned of the hijackings and suicide crashings while
they were still in the air?

Can you suggest what, with that knowledge, they could
reasonably have done to improve their chances of landing safely,
beyond listening to the crew telling them to quit running around and
screwing up the balance of the plane.


You don't think there'd be some freeky stuff happening on some of
those planes if they knew?

I don't know. I'd be inclined to sit there and ponder what
useful action I could take beyond coldcocking those screwing up my
chances of landing safely.



When all those planes were forced to land, I bet they were told
something like "ladies and gentlemen, this is the Captain speaking.
We've got a small problem with (you-name-it) and so as a precaution
we're going to make an unscheduled landing. Nothing to fear or be
worried about. Just sit tight and relax and we should be on our way
again shortly."

It's certainly preferable to telling them, "When in danger,
fear or doubt, wave your arms and run about."

Heck, the flight crew never tells you the straight goods regarding the
status of your own flight (like delays, ETA, connections, etc) just to
keep you calm and not a pain in their side.

You're now on the flight crew. What do you do?

The less you know about anything happening in real time, the better.
Whether it's about the flight you're on, the goings-on in the cabin,
or the outside world in general.

Bring along a lot of Sominex on your next flight and you'll be
fine.