Last month's mysterious crash of TWA Flight 800 near Long Island, which came on the heels of several other major air tragedies, has sparked a national debate about the safety and security of commercial airlines. What do you think?

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  I realize passengers are concerned, but speaking as a pilot, there's no better place to drop acid than 40,000 feet in the air.

  Nathan Reynolds
  Pilot

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  There need to be more exhaustive pre-boarding security anal probes. In fact, forget the plane ride altogether.

  Martin Mattacks
  Ornithologist

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  I would like to see more entertaining in-flight movies and fewer mid-air explosive decapitations.

  Erick D'Alessio
  Plumber

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  I hate being aboard a plane during a terrorist hijacking, but when I have to be, I chew delicious Wrigley's Spearmint Gum.

  Rosalie Thalacker
  Pharmacist

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  It stinks that all flights are now non-smoking, but I can usually get away with blowing the smoke out the gaping rusted holes in the plane's fuselage.

  Marianne Sirota
  Lab Technician

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  Airline safety is all about people.

  Steven Lastrom
  Systems Analyst