O2 and Cypriot airliner crash

Tom wrote:
Derrick,
We (people) have a very short memory when it comes to many safety
issues. Wouldn't it be nice if the highway authorities left auto
wrecks on the side of the road for a few days or weeks to remind us of
how dangerous driving is?

When an unfortunate event occurs, it reminds some of us of our
mortality. Confronted with that, a portion want to talk about their
fears and concerns.

Consider a ground level railroad crossing. Pretty dangerous if you
ignore the signals, but after a while people get complacent and
actually even stop on the tracks due to traffic congestion. Then
someone gets hurt or killed and an uproar wells up to have a bridge
built. After a few weeks it dies down and life goes on. A few weeks
later, we again see people stopped on the tracks...

Fortunately, in aviation we don't have too many of these folks who stop
on the tracks. We generally have experienced pilots doing something
that confounds (some of) us. So we talk it out and try to explore all
the ways WE might get into and out of the same situation. We're not
always analyzing the specific accident, rather we examine the
circumstances that have been brough before us and how we might deal
with a similar situation.

-Tom

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Tom,

I'm aware of the points you make and have been for (more than three)
decades. It doesn't make the recent posts any more the right way to
approach the subject, especially considering the distress it would cause
some who might read it.

But, in a way, I suppose you're right. _My_ expectations of people _are_
probably way too high.

Rgds,

Derrick Steed