Seattle Times: Alaska Airlines to stop handing out prayer cards to passengers.
You know, Spalding Gray used to tell a story of taking a flight in an Asian country with a particular dominant religion. When he climbed on board, the plane was lined up with the runway and the pilots were busy taping newspaper all over the cockpit windows because the sun was in their eyes. His comment, “I decided to think twice about flying with pilots whose religion features multiple reincarnations.” Pass on the prayer cards.
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Actually saw a pilot in training put his face in his hands and begin praying when things got hairy.
After repeated blows to the head and exhortations he went back to resolving the emergency and flying the plane.
Afterward we all agreed that “Due to the special responsibilities of a pilot, nothing is in Allah’s hands until you have hit the ground”
Never a further problem and incorporated into the training forever more.