Passengers fear falling out of the sky, but that's a pretty rare thing with airplanes. A dive at altitude would give you time to react, usually minutes. Hills

Passengers fear falling out of the sky, but that's a pretty rare thing with airplanes. A dive at altitude would give you time to react, usually minutes. Hills are invisible in the dark. Also, charted departure instructions are something you bet your life on, as well as your passengers. So if you don't trust the plates or FMS, you can't fly in IMC or at nite.