Re: Jed's Conversion?

[Jed Rothwell]

Wesley Bruce wrote:

If the black box records a catholic pilot during a plane crash saying "Oh 
God, oh God, oh God" he's deemed a sad hero.

I believe black box vox recordings show that the last words of most pilots 
are: "Oh shit! This damn machine!" Seriously, most pilots are consummate 
professionals, and right up to the last second they are working to fix the 
technical problem or control the crash. I know two pilots (including a guy 
downstairs from my office) who have been in several crashes, mainly with 
crop dusting light aircraft and military aircraft. They both say they had 
no time to be frightened until it was over. They also say, "it is a good 
landing if you can walk away from it."

- Jed