EDITING POINTS

[nevinch]

It seems to me that declaring an emergency involves not just communication btwn the pilot and ATC but it also involves the mobilization
of emergency services and a whole host of other contingencies. Therefore, it's a ridiculous notion to declare an emergency 50 ft above
the runway as no one would be able to even react to your mayday anyhow.

However, if you're going to fly an Airbus into Iran I'm almost positive the real world pilots receive some form of danger pay. As a career
pilot surely they must receive some compensation for performing such a dangerous duty. I know US Armed Forces get an extra danger
pay bonus on their ELS statements every month when deployed to a combat zone...why wouldn't regular civilian pilots? Of course that
might vary by airline but for the sake of argument what if FsP assumes the airline you fly for does compensate with danger pay?

What about this idea........ why not have FsP add an entry into your financial report? If flying in a war zone you get X amount of money
(danger pay)....if something bad happens such as what Mr. Zappie experienced you get an additional danger pay bonus (IF, you survive).
So, for example when flying out of or into a danger zone you get say $500 as a flat rate danger pay bonus. And while on your trip someone
decides to empty an AK into your fuselage 50 ft above the runway and you survive that albeit a busted landing gear you get a bonus of say
$20000. This of course is only a small downpayment on fixing your landing gear Zappie, but the situation will vary and next time if you
kiss the runway you will realize a sizeable profit.

Anyways, just food for thought. Chew on it.

Chuck