Anybody probably means whereas it won't come out at all until a certain altitude. I've torn mine off trying to turn it on too early, just panicking from a failed flight. Now that they can die, I'd have to do a revert in this situation. What if you want to do a real time run? You're boned.
So about my screenshot, you can edit the save files to add crew, recruits, etc. Their settings are free to screw around with.I added "Kermit the Kerman," "Goku Kerman," "Randy Savage," and "Crash Test Dummy." Since this can't be done ingame, I'd understand if you don't care for 'hacking' in characters, but I like that they don't prevent this.