Video of the 787 Evacuation (TBS News - In Japanese)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yty-zd1rDnc
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Quokkas" class="quote" target="_blank">Quokkas</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Is there any advantage in the vest being in ...
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Jump to postHere is the decompression announcement from Turkish Airlines. First in Turkish, then English. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTwU2dt6YP4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTwU2dt6YP4</a> You might also have cabin crews pre-drilled to shout, "MASKS <acronym title="Air Nauru">ON...
Jump to postMedia reports are coming in that the flight recorders have been found, but cannot be immediately retrieved to their difficult location/defbris. <a href="http://india.nydailynews.com/business/3d6a7bd62de40a55672fe82cedbbb4ae/flight-recorders-found-in-crashed-sukhoi" target="_blank">http://india.nydai...
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Jump to postAh, good old Lifepak 10. A classic. Do not carry defib pads through security as they are sealed and should not be opened for inspection. (Security may be concerned about the "gel" in the pads.) Check those in. A non-issue if you're using paddles of course. For the monitor itself, it's probably find ...
Jump to postMalev has a pretty rocking theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPgZ87eLqg8
http://youtu.be/eAB3TBkCZfY
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Jump to postPer this source, ranges from $15,000 to as high as $893,000. <a href="http://journals.lww.com/anesthesiology/Fulltext/2008/04000/Management_of_In_flight_Medical_Emergencies.27.aspx#P80" target="_blank">http://journals.lww.com/anesthesiolo...ht_Medical_Emergencies.27.aspx#P80</a><br><br>[Edited 2011-...
Jump to postPassengers taking their bags during an evacuation is nothing new unfortunately. Southwest Airlines evacation...passenger evacuates briefcase before self: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bzOTCkd_XZQ#t=259s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...e...
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Jump to postThere are a couple of things that might interest you. First, decompression of a passenger aircraft to extinguish a fire is pretty much only imagined in the movies. However, it has been a subject for cargo aircraft fires, which has been been the subject of at least one FAA research study which you ca...
Jump to postThe black square is a motion sensor. Waving your hand over the sensor does this:
http://youtu.be/1Ow1yKHkR54
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Jump to postMy understanding is that although the initial fine seems pretty steep, most airlines are able to work out a settlement and the ultimate fine will be substantially lower. Does anyone have any thoughts on that?
Jump to postI think the Continental Airlines 737-200 cabin emergency procedures trainer (i.e. flight attendant evacuation, smoke, fire, decompression drills) is made from one of their aircraft which was scrapped after a 1999 incident in Guatemala. The registration might be N17252.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AR385" class="quote" target="_blank">AR385</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>what exactly do you have to loose?</i></font><...
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Jump to postThe 737NG overwing exits, sometimes fondly known as "gullwing doors", were re-designed in light of human factors research. In particular, the Manchester Air Disaster - which involved a British Air Tours Boeing 737-236 - demonstrated the difficulty in opening overwing hatch-style exits by passengers ...
Jump to postFlight Safety Australia posted a detailed account of the incident written by the Captain of the flight. Pictures of the incident shows that the slide/raft bustle is still attached so the door (presumably) was opened in manual mode. <a href="http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/fsa/2000/nov/12-...
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Jump to postI'm not a F/A but I've worked with a few in training. Something to think about is to enroll in a first aid course (preferably maybe even an advanced first aid course...at the very least, learn <acronym title="Casper - Natrona County International (CPR / KCPR), USA - Wyoming">CPR</acronym> and how to...
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Jump to post§ 135.157 (b) Pressurized aircraft. No person may operate a pressurized aircraft— (1) At altitudes above 25,000 feet MSL, unless at least a 10-minute supply of supplemental oxygen is available for each occupant of the aircraft, other than the pilots, for use when a descent is necessary due to loss o...
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Jump to postThe slide material (urethane neoprene) are aluminized which increases the fire/heat resistance of the slide. The protection afforded by this relatively simple coating is significant. <a href="http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA098179" target="_blank">http...
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