Originally Posted by
Seat1A
i was on an air canada flight a few years ago. took off from runway 9 at BOS, out over boston harbor on a clear day. before the plane made a turn to the north, the seatbelt sign was off. when the sign came back on midflight, i knew they meant it, and i made sure my seatbelt was fastened, low and tight..
i was on an AA flight earlier this week. an hour into the flight, the sign had never been turned off. i just ignored it.
how about a recommendation to avoid overuse of the sign? is the turbulence threat level "orange"?
Yeah, too many pilots cry wolf with the seatbelt sign. I've been on flights where it came on for every little shake on a bumpy transpac flight.
Originally Posted by
tkey75
Good point. If everyone would just keep their seatbelt fastened 100% of the time when seated, there'd be no need for a sign at all.
When it gets bad enough the sign would be needed anyway. Not everyone has the sense to note what the FAs are doing.
Last edited by Kiwi Flyer; Jan 15, 2011 at 6:53 pm
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