When people panic, they make mistakes. They override systems. They disregard procedures, ignore rules. They deviate from the plan. They become unresponsive and stop thinking clearly. They just react—not to what they need to react to, but to the survival hormones that are coursing through their veins.
Ex. Of seamstress at dry cleaners off base who said they often repaired seams of pants where pilots held on to avoid overriding @cruise control”
