1. Always upgrade
2. Prepare for everything
On a more serious note though, the passengers of Flight 1549 were all given $5,000 and Chairman's Preferred status until March 2010...and of course, their lives. Today I read in USA Today that some of the passengers were complaining about not getting enough. One said, "the temporary tease of first-class perks is for the birds." That leads to the third lesson learned:
3. When you're a pilot in an emergency on a plane, crash as hard as possible ensuring there are no survivors to avoid years of litigation and lawsuits.
