USA has frontier spirit
Actually, I have seen first hand many examples of this initiative, albeit mostly up north in Alaska.
Wether passengers helping to push my BE-1900 or Cessna Caravan through the mud on a dirt/gravel runway during Spring break-up, helping un-load barrels of fuel, or my favorite story, the Captain taking the initiative to de-ice his aircraft with Vodka (whilst in the Russian Far-East) when no "authorized" de-ice fluid was available; there are many examples of this "can-do" spirit still around. Most likely not as often witnessed in "urban" environments.
Cheers!
Last edited by bburks; 27th Nov 2014 at 01:25.