747Focal- if you read Stagger's post more carefully, there is a clue what PIC means. As for Stagger's question about PIC reaction in emergencies, pilots are well aware that in any emergency evacuation, injuries will always occur. The decision to order a full emergency evacuation is not taken lightly as a result. The deciding factor is when the risks associated with a decision to stay onboard start exceeding the risks of an evacuation- this from a pair of pilots who cannot see the outside of the aeroplane or what is happening inside the aeroplane. Not an easy decision. You can have a fatality from a 747 or a 380 with the heights in question.