tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post7938091019715928215..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Safety is What You Make ItAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-55527197966551952022010-08-19T03:15:25.321+00:002010-08-19T03:15:25.321+00:00the other guaranteed time for turbulence is the de...the other guaranteed time for turbulence is the delivery of a brim-full drink. Especially a hot one.jump154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-26960611157266973682010-08-18T21:31:09.639+00:002010-08-18T21:31:09.639+00:00@D.B. : You make a good point and I always like to...@D.B. : You make a good point and I always like to give passengers a heads up that the seat belt sign will be going on in a few minutes when approaching a line of T-storms. As someone with a short range bladder, when flying as a passenger, I hate being caught between obeying the seat belt sign or embarrassing myself in public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-69813232194175516672010-08-18T18:41:07.058+00:002010-08-18T18:41:07.058+00:00For some reason they always put the "seat bel...For some reason they always put the "seat belts" on when I am either 1) next in line for the bathrooms, or 2) already inside the bathroom partly dis-robed. Despite being a pilot and knowing the dangers, I have been known to finish up anyway :)<br /><br />But I thoroughly agree with reading the card and determining my fastest way out. When flying with my family we each decide which kid we would grab on our way....D.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16311812701887962320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-38839499799430955742010-08-18T16:27:31.149+00:002010-08-18T16:27:31.149+00:00RE: "Maybe even mmoderate turbulence should b...RE: "Maybe even mmoderate turbulence should be mandatory from time to time to make folk understand???"<br /><br />When they notice that passengers are up moving in the cabin during times of SEAT BELTS ON and smooth air (but with a high potential for suddenly rough air), some pilots have been known to wiggle the controls just a little to imitate light chop and remind everyone.<br /><br />Or so I've heard...Aluwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518739658424324739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-55097716507973271252010-08-18T16:10:13.458+00:002010-08-18T16:10:13.458+00:00I also look at the briefing card and the announcem...I also look at the briefing card and the announcement, because much like jump154, i like having it stored in my short term memory... just in case.<br /><br />Another useful tip I have figured out: look for the barf bag. Even if you don't get sick. You never if the middle aged dominican woman sitting next to you on the SDO - JFK flight has one! (yeah, smelling like pepperoni for a couple of hours after is not pleasant).<br /><br />And I have also had excellent experiences on Avianca and AeroGal in Colombia. I don't think it was raining in one of their planes lol!coreydotcomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-50822287198348857412010-08-18T05:31:42.644+00:002010-08-18T05:31:42.644+00:00jump154: You said it, brother!<b>jump154</b>: You said it, brother!Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-41599712598303480482010-08-18T04:58:01.916+00:002010-08-18T04:58:01.916+00:00Amazing the number of odd looks I get when I actua...Amazing the number of odd looks I get when I actually pull out the safety briefing card - usually now to check if I can actually open the rear doors if we ditch (something I learned from the Hudson River event). Before I learned to fly, I was Mr "I know it all, no need to pay atention" - now i'm "let's get all this into near term memory just in case" - so I count rows to the exit doors, make sure my shoes are on and tied etc etc.... I hate it when the FA's have to remind me of something (yesterday's flight I was asleep and didn't hear the seatback up instruction, but I still failed my personal standards having to be reminded...)<br />Still, if I think I set a good example, it may rub off...and it may save my ass one day!<br />Seatbelts is my pet peeve. I"m looking out of the window at CB ahead, above our cruise level of FL380....then the seat belt sign comes on...still people get up to go to the washroom, or just stand around.. probably the first to sue when they break a leg as well.Maybe even mmoderate turbulence should be mandatory from time to time to make folk understand???jump154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-77306440766228577282010-08-18T02:57:47.773+00:002010-08-18T02:57:47.773+00:00I've flown a lot in Colombia - mostly on the b...I've flown a lot in Colombia - mostly on the big, reputable airlines like Avianca or AeroRepublica, but also on small operators like the relatively new discount airline EasyFly (they fly small Jetstream 41s). Never flown on Aires, though.<br /><br />I never felt unsafe on those planes and AeroRepublica's Embraer 190s are still some of the most modern planes I've ever been on. Hard to judge their safety standards as a passenger, but in terms of professionalism, I don't see any difference between U.S. and Colombian crews.<br /><br />Now when it comes to buses, that's a very different story...frederichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507990960202263399noreply@blogger.com