Last week on the Today Show Jeff Rossen did an investigative report on getting out of an airplane crash alive. Hmph! He did lots of things wrong they said. Hey, he got out, didn't he? That seems like a good start.
Remember:
1. Don't open the door until the flight attendant tells you to
2. Don't take your personal belongings
3. Don't inflate your life vest while on the plane
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I watched a video on the evening news last night about exiting a plane in the case of an emergency. The airlines were testing their seating arrangements and getting all of the people off the plane in 90 seconds or less. The president of the flight attendants was concerned because it is unrealistic.
No lie. The people in the test DID NOT mirror the folks on our flight back from San Francisco on Monday. We were packed on that plane like sardines. We were the outliers that the flight attendants would be worried about....fat, old, infirm, and cynical.
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Have you ridden in a plane lately? Hey, I'm not talking to you business folks. You all get this. I'm talking to the kiddos back in row 37. Looking around our flight back from California at 11:00 p.m. we weren't spring chickens. My gosh, we were a motley crew.
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1. People on the video were climbing over seats. Ha. I couldn't stand up to get over the seat. Old Erin needs to train for that event. But, none of the people in front of me or in back of me would have been crawling over seats either. Stuck!
2. People in the video were taking turns. Ha! The flight attendant asked if we could please let the thirty people off the plane first who had connecting flights. She had those poor souls raise their hands and the rest of us all nodded our heads, "Yes, we would do this." (At 11:00 p.m. I wouldn't wish a delayed flight on anyone. ) However, there were some jackals that forgot....five minutes, they forgot. (These are the same people who buy all their Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve and complain about lack of selection.)
3. I watch the safety video. I want to be a good passenger. The flight attendants are so kind to me. I really don't fly often enough to know the rules of the road (or the sky, as the case might be). I do appreciate an extra cookie. (That's why I can't reach my purse....too many cookies!) Thank you though!
4. Don't take your personal belongings if you have to exit the plane in an emergency? Ha! That's a joke.... I didn't have room to bend over and get my purse.
5. If I can't reach my purse, I sure as heck can't get to the life vest. The three people in my row were like sardines in a can....and Bill's row was worse.
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Son Dan was flying back from Miami to Atlanta about a month ago. The plane lost communication with .....everyone. So, the flight attendant took Dan and another guy and taught them everything you might want to know about an "emergency landing" in about two minutes. The theme was open the door and get out--if something happened to the flight attendant-- grab them and go. Dan said this landing was discerning....all types of emergency vehicles met their plane and Hartsfield had shut down all of the airspace except for their plane. YIKES! The plane landed and our family learned lots about how to slide down the slide if forced to evacuate a plane.
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So, if I am involved in a plane crash.... I think it's going to be a crap shoot.
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