"Les Matheson" wrote:

Costly and needing to be done on a much more than annual (IIRC 45 day )
cycle.

Any ex egress types on here who can remember the inspection interval?


I will see if I can find out.

As far as the certification goes It's not just irritating paperwork. A
friend of mine un-safed the seat in a B-57 and the det cord on the
canopy blew, but fortunately not the seat.

As it was the end of three fruitless days (this was pre 9-11) of
messing around he decided to blow town right there and then and made
for the terminal, boots, flightsuit still on. The sniffer machine at
security went nuts because he stank of det-cord and there was then
loads of explaining as to why someone was wearing a flightsuit, stank
of explosives and was covered in bleeding flesh-wounds inflicted by
flying Perspex shrapnel.


Just remember - visor down before you unsafe the seat.