Jay Honeck wrote:

However, I got the impression that these guys, when confronted with an
in-flight emergency, might conceivably just sit back and wait for a
miracle.
THAT scares me.

Ironically, Darwinism will take care of that problem.

Sadly, I don't think so. Due to the advanced age of the pilot population,
most of us have already reproduced!

Maybe their kids will be in the plane when it happens.

George Patterson
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something that can be learned
no other way.