9/20    "If someone were to stand up,brandish something such as a plastic
        knife and say 'This is a hijacking' or words to that effect here
        is what you should do: Every one of you should stand up and
        immediately throw things at that person - pillows, books,
        magazines, eyeglasses, shoes -anything that will throw him off
        balance and distract his attention. If he has a confederate or
        two, do the same with them. Most important: get a blanket over
        him, then wrestle him to floor and keep him there. We'll land the
        plane at the nearest airport and the authorities will take it
        from there." "Remember, there will be one of him and maybe a few
        confederates, but there are 200 of you. You can overwhelm them.
        "The Declaration of Independence says 'We, the people' and that's
        just what it is when we're up in the air: we, the people, vs.
        would-be terrorists. I don't think we are going to have any such
        problem today or tomorrow or for a while, but some time down the
        road, it is going to happen again and I want you to know what to
        do.  "Now, since we're a family for the new few hours, I'll ask
        you to turn to the person next to you, introduce yourself, tell
        them a little about yourself and ask them to do the same."
        \_ This was all covered in a motd poll. There is universal
           agreement that the passengers have to disarm and subdue
           the hijacker(s) without regard to personal safety.
           Everybody has to go sometime...
           \_ Something is obviously wrong with your model -- most attempted
              hijackings succeed if the hijcakers are organized and
              reasonably sane/collected.
           \_ What if the hijacker's immediate goal is something else other
              than killing everyone on board?  Like in the old days where
              hijackers demanded some money or flying to some other country or
              the release of someone from prison?  -- yuen