Famous crashes, 90 second evacs & beckon life vests.
Today was the longest day so far. We watched and talked about famous crashes that have occurred. Most of them fairly recent. It was cool to get a REAL description of what actually happened, instead of getting the scope from the news media. There wasn't a dry eye in the room when the lights came back on. It made you ask yourself, "do I really want to do this?"
We took a written test (which ended up being the easiest part of the day) I missed one. Doah!
The real challenge was in practicing the evacuation commands and actions for all of the aircraft. FAA mandates that our aircraft must be fully evacuated in 90 seconds. It's more involved then just pushing people out the door.
Tomorrow we are tested on all the things we've done the last two days. It will be a 20 minute oral test, one on one with the instructor. No help and every step must be done PERFECT without hesitation or giggling. I'm nervous, but I know the Lord's strength is within me. I can do it because God's power is greater than mine.
The picture above is of our class inflating the life vests. It was the last thing we did today and we were all very tired. Like my shiner? I got another one on my shoulder.
Gotta go study my flashcards and NTSBO
posted by Kathy at 8:25 PM
3 Comments:
So how much responsibility does the person in the exit row really have in case of evacuation? Or do the flight attendants do most of the work?
8:54 PM
Much more than I expected. Basically, if you are seated in the exit row and there is an emergency...the F/A can NOT help you if she's the only F/A onboard. She has to get the main cabin door open. You are briefed several times though. Make sure you listen! The door is not hard to open. I've done it many times now.
Most of our aircrafts only have one F/A. The mainline airplanes that most people take have several F/A's, but they still need ABP's (able body persons) to sit in that exit row. Seconds are precious. If something happens to the F/A everyone onboard needs to know how to open the doors.
I'm impressed with how extensively trained a F/A is. Safety of passengers is number 1 at SkyWest!
8:24 AM
Yep, they do.
I like to tell them I got in a bar fight and they should see the other guy!
They are stunned for a second until they realize that I'm lying because I'm a terrible liar and can't keep a straight face.
11:43 PM
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