Originally Posted by
BearX220
That's not what I wrote. Please return and re-read. In the event of an emergency it is foolish to wait expectantly for the FA, awake or asleep, to rescue you. You make your own plan. I'm more worried about passengers who either sleep through the safety demo themselves or freeze up passively when they must act to save themselves without awaiting permission.
I applaud you for wanting to be prepared for any emergency, that is a good thing. However, I also caution you to listen for FA directions unless you see they're incapacitated. They are trained for emergency egress, they know when to do it, and they communicate with the cockpit. If we abort a takeoff, are you going to pop the window and get out once we come to a stop? I hope not, that's not your call and it may not be necessitated. So, be prepared, listen to the FA's directions, and always be prepared to take action if near an exit and you see an FA incompacitated for some reason.
Originally Posted by
BearX220
But it may be the FA's 17th or 18th hour on duty. The serious issue that needs to be addressed is stupid, dangerous crew scheduling on the part of cheap regionals.
Not true since they're limited to 16 hours max on duty, which isn't the norm even for regional carriers.
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