Comments on: What can passengers learn from “Sully’s Miracle?”

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By: UrbanSpaceman

UrbanSpaceman — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:21:02 +0000

I agree we should listen to the safety speel, but could they at least change it a bit? For instance, how many people do not know how to use the seat belts? It has to be such a minority that the flight attendents can give one-on-one instruction as they walk the cabin for the last-minute safety check.

By: Deb- a real pilot's wife

Deb- a real pilot's wife — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:12:57 +0000

Yes-these are common sense items that my pilot spouse tand taught me long ago. My husband, who knows the preflight safety schpeel by heart ALWAYS pays attention to the flight attendants and checks the seat pocket card in hopes that his behavior influences others to take it seriously. One person has-me. Since I met him and started traveling with him, I always pay attention even if I have to politely ’shush’ the chatty kathy next to me. Maybe now others will listen too.

By: Ned Levi

Ned Levi — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:44:57 +0000

As far as I understand, Personal Flotation Devices are required for flights over water (rivers don’t count).

Also as far as I know, US Airways Flight 1549 had the required life vests, yet there were many passengers on the wings, waiting for rescue, without life vests. It appears as though those passengers for whatever reason never grabbed one prior to evacuating the plane. If fact, that’s precisely what several passengers said was the case.

Had the passengers without the life vests followed my suggested procedures above, I’d bet they would have grabbed a life vest as soon as they were told the plane was going down.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:15:47 +0000

Huh?

By: Carrie Charney

Carrie Charney — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:11:31 +0000

As noted on another website, may “Muslim-appearing” people now explore the safety of an aircraft without fear of dire repercussions?

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:51:39 +0000

I had heard differently, that all planes were required to have them, because the same plane doesn’t necessarily stay on the same route. I could look into that, but it goes to say that if some of the seats had them but others didn’t, then this particular flight would have been required to have them in all seats, but didn’t.

By: John F

John F — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:28:02 +0000

I am not sure but I believe the FAA regulation is that life vests are required only for flights that carry them over water (rivers would not be classified as such) and that the seat cushions can be used for flotation.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:55:41 +0000

As always, these are basic, common sense things that people just get so lax about. It takes no time at all to pay attention to what’s going on around you, and easy ways, but everyone is so into the “it won’t happen to me” mentality. If this day and age tells us anything about ANYTHING, then it’s that it, in fact, CAN happen to you.

>>>3. Make sure a life vest is under my seat, and can be freely removed. If not, I immediately speak with the flight attendant about this. Many 1549 passengers were without a life vest on the wing.<<<

It’s an FAA regulation that all seats have life jackets, and it’s a no-flight if even one seat is missing one. If this is in fact true, then US Airways can probably look forward to a huge fine for this. Both flight crews and cleaning crews missed this? Not good.

By: John F

John F — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:52:13 +0000

Outstanding suggestions!