Owen Roberts writes:

One's attention and nerves should be
focused on flying the damn airplane, not their tone inflection while on the
radio.

In practice, one's tone on the radio is often a reflection of
attention and nerves while flying the airplane.

That's good. You listened to a tape where nobody panicked and therefore
stayed alive.

She panicked for a time. If the ice hadn't started to melt (not
necessarily through any action of her own), she'd probably be dead.

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