I hope this sort of tragedy will not occur again for a very long time
Nice post capt.mofo. I hope it never happens again, but being realistic we know its only a matter of time before it does happen again. In all facets of life we take risks, and individually we make an assessment as to whether those risks are worth the benefits that accrue from the acceptance of the risk. Its true whether you skydive, drive on the roads, have a simple operation in hospital or take a shower. The reason aviation events attract such attention is because it does have such a good safety record. If we crashed one a day it would be so common place it probably wouldn't get a mention. We hear of no up in arms demand to close a road because a vehicle has been parked in a bedroom, lounge room, restaurant and folks killed or badly injured. Young tot in a Sydney kindergarten springs to mind who was pinned under a car that crashed through the wall and the hot engine/exhaust badly disfigured her. Not a thing for a young girl to look forward to, having her features so scarred when she grows up. Had a friend who lived on the apex of a T junction. Car came up the leg of the T, through his front door, through the lounge and came to rest in the kitchen. No one hurt but to prevent a repeat the front fence is now constructed of railway sleepers with earth backing. Sherman tank wont get through. You make your choices in life. One of them is whether you want to live near an airport, or live at the apex of a T junction. Or possibly, live at the apex of a T junction near an airport.
