John and Sue Public sure give a damn when the aircraft is in heavy turbulence, and they are nursing their 6 month old baby. All of a sudden the people up the front take on a whole new importance. They are counting on those same people not wanting to leave this mortal coil any more then they do. And they are right. The public do have respect for Airline Pilots which increases in such times as above, in fact they would give you their life savings just to get them on the ground. Don't underestimate yourselves.