Sam Spade wrote in news:m_fFg.2981$cw.1193@fed1read03:

Judah wrote:

Sam Spade wrote in
news:LKmBg.541$0F5.227@fed1read04:


You obviously have never been involved in Part 121 operations. And,
you


That depends on your definition of involved. I have more hours flying
Part 121 flights than I do flying Part 91. But not as PIC, only as
passenger. And even that is only because I started flying Part 121 when
I was 6 months old, and didn't start flying part 91 until I was about
30.

My definition of involved means being employed ub 121 flight operations
where you hear folks like you who say they have all the instruction they
need to safely participate in an emergency evacuation.

I've never made such a claim. Quite the opposite, in fact. I do not
believe that I could ever get enough training to ensure my safe emergency
evacuation of an Airliner, especially from a pocket card or a 60 second
taxi brief. I am not convinced that 80-250 panicked passengers could
realistically be evacuated safely in a true emergency, except with calm
and controlled direction from a well-trained crew.

probably ignore the safety announcements because you realize that is
just for the little people.


Your conclusions are completely inaccurate. How could I ever know the
safety announcements by heart if I was ignoring them?

They vary by type of aircraft. I was in the business for 27 years and
when I rode as a passenger on aircraft on which I was not trained and
qualified I would have to refer to the seat pocket card to really
understand what the evacuation would be like on that aircraft type.

If it will make you feel better, my cynical sense of humor is in fact
backed by the fact that I generally do pay enough attention to either the
briefing or the pocket card to determine the specifics requirements in an
emergency. Whether I must use my seat cushion, or whether there is a life
vest under my seat; whether the oxygen masks will deploy automatically, or
whether I need to retrieve them and plug them in myself; and most
importantly, where the nearest emergency exit is, even if it is behind me.

However, I have yet to be on an airliner where anyone found any use in the
extensive description of how to operate a seatbelt, especially considering
the fact that the crew requires all passengers to be seated with their
seatbelts fastened before doing the briefing...

And I still strongly suspect that in the event of a "water landing"
neither life vest nor seat cushion is going to help me...