........oh brother !!..........spare us please !!..........am wondering what all that IFR trainig was for where you are taught (amongst other things) to believe yr instruments when visual clues are not available, & like already said, there is the 'wing jettison' facility should all else fail; to get the job (of dying !!) over & done with quickly!
Sure they can quote numerous facts (fiction) & figures saying the dangers of this insidious effect but at the end of the day it's humans who fly in planes operated by humans & there in lies the risks. CFIT is a big one these days (probably 'cause it's more recognized these days than ever before ) with zillions spent on training but still it just happens, again 'cause we are human!
Nobody is denying that SD exists but it is manageable & therefore an acceptable risk.
Capt Wally:-)