Training to help you survive
Nov 13, 2011, 1:42 pm
#17
Join Date: May 2010
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If so should they allow passengers to change their flight without penalty if they can't select such a seat?
Nov 13, 2011, 2:03 pm
#18
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I've always wonder why some parents are okay with their younger kids sitting away from them....wouldn't they want to be by their child(ren) in an emergency and can you imagine the panic they would feel when their child is in a seat away from them? Egads!
I must remember to ask someone to show me where the life vest is...I listen to the safety briefing but rarely check to find it. Silly moi! Thanks for the reminder.
I must remember to ask someone to show me where the life vest is...I listen to the safety briefing but rarely check to find it. Silly moi! Thanks for the reminder.
Nov 13, 2011, 2:45 pm
#19
Join Date: Jan 2003
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If it's the course I did at BA Cranbrook, then it's great and very useful. Until you try it, you have no idea of the chaos that ensues in a cabin full of smoke, nor how heavy those overwing exit doors are, the ones you have to manipulate to the right angle and then eject through the door frame. Thoroughly recommend it for FF's, but think it might make the journey worse for those afraid of flying.
http://www.ebaft.com/fsa/fsa.htm
Nov 13, 2011, 5:00 pm
#20
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Another thing to note about a decompression is that on aircraft such as the A320 family, the 757 and 767, you will also start to smell burning just after the decent starts and people start putting on their oxygen masks... It is nothing to worry about, however, the oxygen is produced by chemical oxygen generators which get very hot, and over the months, dust builds up on them, and then burns when they get hot... Much like if you have had the central heating off all summer then the first time you switch it on for the winter, you get a slight "burning dust" smell... but it would be worse on the aircraft.
Also, you might well get a crew member in your lap. So, just make sure you squeeze them tight and don't let them go till they ask you too...
Also, you might well get a crew member in your lap. So, just make sure you squeeze them tight and don't let them go till they ask you too...
Nov 13, 2011, 5:39 pm
#21
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bristol, UK
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I would definitely be up for giving this a go, however, it appears that courses require 20-40 people to run...Not sure if they simply run enough courses to load individuals or if you need to form a group to get the numbers...
Sounds like a great excuse for a BA FT DO? A day experiencing this with fellow FT'ers and then a drink or two in the evening to discuss and have a laugh...
Anyone else interested?
Nov 13, 2011, 10:18 pm
#22
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: London
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I'd be up for a course...
Nov 14, 2011, 12:03 am
#23
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Nov 14, 2011, 5:33 am
#26
Join Date: Sep 2001
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This sounds like the course that was discussed here a few years ago - well, at some point in the last 10 years I've been on here! I thought it was cheaper back then too.
During that discussion there was also a nice little rumour going round that if you did this course, it would be noted on your BA file and when you'd make a booking, you'd automatically be given the exit row seats, iirc. That was before the days of paid seat selection of course, so it might not hold true any more.
During that discussion there was also a nice little rumour going round that if you did this course, it would be noted on your BA file and when you'd make a booking, you'd automatically be given the exit row seats, iirc. That was before the days of paid seat selection of course, so it might not hold true any more.