I wonder if those of us engaged in the fascinating world of aviation have a view towards safety that is a little outside the mainstream, and too focused on the 10^-9 risk probability that rules our world.
As an example I'll use the obstacles that abut our roads, trees, ditches, power poles, head on collisions etc. We accept that people are going to collide with such obstacles in their vehicles and be injured, maimed or killed. Besides being enormously expensive to fix the deficiencies, we make no hue and cry as a community. Why is that? Because we willingly accept it as part of life? Because those events are ho, hum, every day news items? Everything we do entails risk, slipping over in the bath tub can involve a trip to the morgue.
Do aviation accidents attract the lamentations and attention because of their rarity? Calls to close the airport because of the risk comes to mind, whereas a B Double or car driving into someone's bedroom is just another all too common event we accept.
mickjoebill, I blame you for the train of thought.
