Personally I find a fully fledged 'scream of terror' over the top in most contexts.
It's absolutely ridiculous most of the tosh that the papers write with regards to aviation. But the thing is, even if pilots were to tell passengers about emergencies (which they shouldn't unless there is time because they get their priorities straight and do their primary job: operate the aircraft) the passengers would still believe what the paper would say over what the pilots would say because they'd think the pilots are simply trying to diffuse the situation. The ignorance of most people is what makes the paper get away with writing stuff I wouldnt deem suitable as toilet paper.
Last edited by BerksFlyer; 6th Jan 2008 at 18:54.