Heinz,
since this landing image gets a lot of mileage i thought i might add a couple of comments.
Lets take the analogy to the next logical level, or back to the real action of flying. Every time you fly, you expect a soft landing, and as a consequence, do little or no preparation in expectation of the uneventful outcome of your flight. At most you might tighten your seat belt a bit. Less than 1 in a hundred will even bother reviewing the safety card and even less than that actually count seat rows to their nearest exits (front and back - i actually may be the only one who does that on a regular basis ...-) For a hard landing, a lot more prep would go on prior to this unwelcome event, time permitting of course, and you would see the crew brief the passengers at length, prepare the cabin and hopefullly, no, most likely , the airport crews or rescuers would feverishly start their own preps on the ground as well.
A mid-air explosion cannot be avoided or prepared for, as it is totally unexpected and it goes without saying, unwanted. It kills all those on the plane, perhaps some on the ground as well...
I personally believe that the hard landing scenario has much more likelyhood and some very good articles can be found to lend it credence. In such a scenario, what would be the foretelling signs that the groundcrews and rescuers are preparing for the jumbo `s touch down?
regards
Stephan
PS if you are afraid of mid-air explosion, dont fly, but no means of transportation is totally safe, although some, like the Shikansen run between Osaka and Tokyo, have neve had a fatal accident while carying 1 billion passengers since opening...
sg |
