It is amazing how much a pilot can do in a deadly situation, if he is willing to take responsibility for his actions.
How any citizen could simply sit back and be murdered today, without taking some action, is beyond my comprehension. It would never happen on any flight that I was on!
I would even use a dead body (even my own wife's if requried) as a shield, in an effort to kill that terrorist.
Lets Roll!
It is amazing how much a pilot can do in a deadly situation, if he is willing to take responsibility for his actions.
Now enter John Edwards, stage left, for multi-billion dollar class action lawsuit. The injured passengers vs. pilot/airline who decided to do stunt flying in his 707. I'm fine with a pilot rolling the plane. But, the lawyers will see it as the next feeding frenzy. Even people who had relatives killed in 9/11 sued (everyone but the people responsible).
It is amazing how much a pilot can do in a deadly situation, if he is willing to take responsibility for his actions.
Click here for an interesting story about what a pilot actually did in such a situation. Of course, he only had Scotland Yard to deal with, not the TSA or the American Trial Lawyers.