Lawyerboy
How would I feel?
I'd feel relieved to be alive. I'd thank God that the First Officer on my flight had the skill to recover the aircraft from a seemingly impossible state despite a fight going on around him, and that the Captain had the skill to overpower the crazed intruder.
I'd be so pleased that I'd chosen to fly with BA, which is one of the airlines which spares no expense when it comes to training and retraining their pilots.
And I'd feel sadness (and some disdain) towards any of my fellow passenger who thought those strokes of good fortune weren't enough and wanted money as well.
BTW, having recently seen the computer reconstruction (from actual data) of the aircraft's attitudes during the emergency, I'm even more impressed by the F/O's achievement. Unbelievable!
Tudor Owen
Last edited by Flying Lawyer; 29th Apr 2002 at 13:40.