Ancient Mariner, you asked for a report. Do you want the one when I had to clear 3000 pop fans, mostly teenage girls, from a wooden building after what the police advised was a credible bomb scare at the height of IRA activity in mainland Britain or the time I had to clear a conference hall, the 200 delegates consisting of government ministers, senior ATC delegates and airline managers from around the world, after smoke and fire alarms were set off?
SLFplatine, If you would change your comment to "it would be the rare passenger......." I would agree with you.
I know plenty of non pilot/crew passengers who are either connected to aviation professionally or are just enthusiasts who are interested in more than number collecting and photography, who are well versed in the technical aspects of flight, meteorology, operations and the causes of accidents and incidents to have a detailed understanding of what may go wrong, myself included.