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Two U.S. senators want the FAA to rearrange aircraft evacuation procedures in accordance with real-life conditions
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. senators want the Federal Aviation Administration to rewrite aircraft evacuation standards by taking into account real-life conditions. Existing regulation proposes that airlines must be able to evacuate passengers within 90 seconds but make no reference to cabin capacity. (www.airlinerwatch.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I am just a passenger who has an interest in Aviation and I fully agree that the emergency exit row should have some qualifications that a reasonable person would believe that the people in the row will have the ability to do the job. Currently it is over 15 years of age and can speak English which to me seems to betray the role of what may be needed. Also someone suggested a mock up of the emergency exit. This idea does not seem practical but a video demo of the process for that planes exact equipment, review of the passenger (age, size and command of the English language would seen to better than what we have now.
All good considerations!
The time would be better spent regulating seat size and pitch, as in bigger seats and more room between rows. New aircraft have the rows so close together you cannot stand up in the row. It certainly slows down evacuation speeds.
yes we are getting way to may folks on aircraft... cram and jam.... frontier's a321 has 230 seats. I would love to see how fast people can really get off..
What they should be looking into is airlines selling Emergency seats to the public. People pay extra simply for the extra legroom. Whey are often overweight and the elderly. Sure the flight attendant comes around and asks each person if the are capable. Of course they all say yes. Most don't have any idea what what it takes to open a 40 pound door and throw it out of the plane! When I look at the people seated in these rows I think NO WAY! I always identify myself as an "off duty" pilot. I ask at the boarding counter show them my pilots license and 95% of the time they assign my the emergency row usually the window seat. Being 6'8" helps too!
You are supposed to put the door on the back of the seat, and not yeet it somewhere onto the wing.
Agree with you. Saying yes to the questions is often answered by non English speaking passengers. Aisles not wide enough for quick exit, often pilots too slow ordering evacuation, looking up instructions, even with engines on fire.
Better safe than sorry, no matter if the emergency is real or mistaken.
Better safe than sorry, no matter if the emergency is real or mistaken.