[ProudVet77]

Hate to be crass, but sometimes we have to be. How much of the expense of 9/11 was caused by enemy damage vs lawyer damage (i.e. lawsuits).
We need to take reasonable precautions from being killed. But so far nobody has been killed by a MANPAD other than a few Russian pilots and helicopter crews in Afghanistan. I'm unwilling to pay the $$$s to put a defense system on every aircraft and just suck up the cost. Let's let the flying public choose. Save $50/ticket and fly without a defense system. I bet the public would go to save the $50.

[spinestein]

[I'm unwilling to pay the $$$s to put a defense system on every aircraft and just suck up the cost. Let's let the flying public choose. Save $50/ticket and fly without a defense system. I bet the public would go to save the $50.]



This is for sure.

Ask any car salesman how much ADDITIONAL money people are willing to spend to get a vehicle that is significantly safer for them and their loved ones.

The answer is: less than $50 per month.