"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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There is something very strange in the human psyche. A plane crash or
an
auto crash or a big fire will invariably draw a big crowd. I don't
know why.
I don't think that people want to see others die; you won't see crowds
of
people watching Internet videos of leukemia victims. They just want to
see
something big and spectacular and violent.

A lot of entertainment is built around that. Most modern movies seem
to have
lost all concept of plot in favor of more and bigger 'special
effects.'
People go to see demolition derbies. The potential for seeing a crash
is, in
fact, one of the reasons that a lot of people go to races. Why is
that? What
is it about people that they want to see this?

The answers to this question and many more concerning these issues are
covered completely by intensive professional opinion in Gen Des Barker's
definitive manual on the dangers involved in display flying;
"ZERO ERROR MARGIN".
I suggest that anyone even remotely interested in airshow safety and the
issues involved with this venue get a personal copy of this book. It
covers every aspect of both the flying and the accident end of the
airshow equation.
I will be happy to supply the address for ordering this manual to anyone
requesting it.
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired

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