From the aspect of a passenger, you are at the complete mercy of the pilot. And, as pilots go, there go you. They are like ship's captains in the legal sense. As a pilot in the RCAF, I flew out of Cold Lake , Alberta. Mountain flying takes every skill in IFR, Meteorology and Aeronautics. Our missions along the B.C. coast taxed the crew and passengers due to the constantly changing weather conditions. Aircraft wreckage from W W I I is only recently being spotted, since the terrain is so irregular you have to be right on top of it to spot it. All this lends no comfort to the passenger strapped to a seat. I know reserve cadets have taken Search & Rescue in an "Observer" capacity. M