it makes me wonder whether someone down the back, with a bit more courage, might have made a difference.
Is there really anything a PPL could do?
At the end of the day, I've pretty much concluded that I have to count on the professionalism of the crew to keep the odds of this sort of accident very low indeed (and the record does seem to bear that out).
Perhaps you pros might think otherwise; if so, feel free to whip me in public...