Originally Posted by
megan
If it wasn't to enjoy the ride why would anyone take a ride in a B-17? I'm looking forward to getting to the UK for a ride in the Spit & 109 one day before I pop off.
Megan here is my post you refer to. I in turn was referring to the losses suffered by B737s and A320s that you itemised, and not to the B-17 as you infer.
Originally Posted by
Chugalug2
megan, other than that modern aircraft crash and kill just as others have done, what is the point you are making? That life is inherently fraught with danger? In which case assessing that danger, ie risk assessment, is a necessary life skill. The unfortunates who died in those tragedies had places to go, people to meet, things to do. Very few of them went along simply to enjoy the ride I would suggest. Ditto those who drive cars, or chance their arm at Railtrack's unforeseen works above and below ground level. Statistically those you list drew the short straw as the odds were much more in their favour than those lost in this tragedy.