Originally Posted by
megan
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Do aviation accidents attract the lamentations and attention because of their rarity? [snip]
No I don't think they do megan. I think it's directly related to the horror factor. A single pilot prang somewhere remote doesn't really generate any more attention than a car prang.
Add a few hundred people atomised in a heavy jet CFIT or a few hundred litres of burning Jet A1 in a shopping centre and people start to pay attention.
It's not about aviation, it's about the impact on our senses and sensibilities.