tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post5027823761854113724..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Safety FirstAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-50271250933219683482009-08-11T23:59:21.155+00:002009-08-11T23:59:21.155+00:00Nope, it wasn't visible from outside. It was j...Nope, it wasn't visible from outside. It was just a little pennant, the length of my hand stuck to a pin the size of a pen. But I'd still have liked "move before flight."Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-25813985049109604242009-08-11T23:54:41.028+00:002009-08-11T23:54:41.028+00:00Perhaps the remove before flight streamer should b...Perhaps the remove before flight streamer should be renamed the MOVE BFORE FLIGHT streamer.<br /><br />That is if it was used across the viewing window to indicate to outside personel that the door was still armed.<br /><br />http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/archive/t-446031.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-20470901449382872582009-08-11T20:55:03.876+00:002009-08-11T20:55:03.876+00:00I took a look at the door manual in korean, but I ...I took a look at the door manual in korean, but I was amazed to find in the equipment list a bomb shield and a bulletproof vest, among other things ... I wonder how effective they are ..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10338114263462011881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-20527722641071889322009-08-11T17:54:15.014+00:002009-08-11T17:54:15.014+00:00I can't wait to see how the part retrieval goe...I can't wait to see how the part retrieval goes - I tried to intercept some paperwork at the hub once... talk about thwarted!Dave Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868347118278136736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-5877126990127670202009-08-11T16:04:57.203+00:002009-08-11T16:04:57.203+00:00I've always wondered about laying the door in ...I've always wondered about laying the door in the row of seats. So many cabin rules have to do with keeping the way clear for expedient evacuation (seats up, trays up, nothing in the floor); it seems like trying to set the door inside the cabin would be a huge obstacle.<br /><br />Unless you put the armrests in the seats up beforehand, the door is going to slide down into the floor. Plus, the people backed up behind you to get out probably won't make it easy to maneuver the door inside the cabin. (Mayhaps I'm missing something.)dpiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397601206317363858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-58648252488360680952009-08-11T15:41:27.190+00:002009-08-11T15:41:27.190+00:00Man, I could happily spend weeks posting on nothin...<i>Man, I could happily spend weeks posting on nothing but emergency exit doors. I love 'em.</i><br /><br />I would be more than happy to read - and be enlightened - about the different types of emergency exits.Mario in PYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-29537334845358788862009-08-11T14:36:39.555+00:002009-08-11T14:36:39.555+00:00There was a show on Discovery a few years back of ...There was a show on Discovery a few years back of testing that some British airline did (BA?) of emergency evacuation.<br /><br />I can't remember now if this was for initial certification, or an academic study, or what, but it was fascinating.<br /><br />The people conducting the study offered money as an incentive to simulate the need to get off the airplane quickly, and boy did they! Everyone wore bright vests with their seat number on them.<br /><br />What was most striking to me was the possible need to get to the emergency exit without touching the aircraft floor--yes, by climbing over seatbacks and your fellow passengers. And bulkheads between your seat and the emergency exit can be deadly.<br /><br />I'm sure the video's out there somewhere; to me, it's more instructive that what the well-meaning FAs have to say.<br /><br />MartyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-36120265614815381402009-08-11T07:23:50.868+00:002009-08-11T07:23:50.868+00:00"rip off the plastic cover and pull down the ...<i>"rip off the plastic cover and pull down the handle"</i> <br /><br />That's how mine works, remove cover, pull down handle, throw exit outside.<br /><br />Depending on which B737 you're looking at, the instruction card may depict the door thrown though the opening, placed inside on the seats, or if it's a new one, the door swings up out of the way. <br /><br />Man, I could happily spend weeks posting on nothing but emergency exit doors. I love 'em.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-46529073569366997822009-08-11T07:17:06.090+00:002009-08-11T07:17:06.090+00:00The emergency exit door in Boeing 737 is much simp...The emergency exit door in Boeing 737 is much simpler then: rip off the plastic cover and pull down the handle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-5044497344795496742009-08-11T03:04:29.319+00:002009-08-11T03:04:29.319+00:00I know what you mean about too cool to pay attenti...I know what you mean about too cool to pay attention to the safety briefing. <br />Not only do I pay attention, I count the seats to my nearest exit and alternates, practice unbuckling my seat belt, read the safety card, and leave my shoes and jacket on until airborne.<br /><br />Paying attention to the safety briefing not only can save your life but also serve to respect the flight attendants which is why they are there in the first place.<br /><br />Take that Mr. I've been flying for so long I don't need to pay attention.<br /><br />BTW wife is a flight attendant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com