Originally Posted by Yoda2

I recall attending a meeting where the FAA was introducing and touting EMAS. The FAA talked it all up, and most of us seemed to think it was a great idea. Then the FAA presenters went right into how expensive it was to replace, and whoever used it had to pay for the repairs. A sizable amount of attendees then seemed to change their minds and said they would try to avoid using it, so as to not have their companies incur the repair costs...