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[IcyNoAngel]

I agree. So, skyvet, don't be afraid, I've already read the instructions. You can fly safely with me being in the same plane

[skyvet]

Planes simply don't 'stop' and fall out of the sky – they can actually glide for some distance

As documented here :- source Wikipedia

On 24 August 2001, Air Transat, Flight 236, an A330-243, performed the world's longest recorded glide with a jet airliner after suffering fuel exhaustion over the Atlantic Ocean. Human error and lack of automated computer checks stopped the crew from realizing the cause of fuel imbalance was leakage via a broken fuel pipe caused by poor maintenance. The plane flew powerless for half an hour and covered 65 nautical miles (120 km) to an emergency landing in the Azores (Portugal). No one was hurt, but the aircraft suffered some structural damage and blown tires. The airplane, registration C-GITS, is still flown by Air Transat today.

Icynoangel : An aircrafts "natural environment" is in the air, and there is inherently more possibilty of an incident whilst the aircraft is in the transitional phase of taking off or landing. It is for this eventuality that safety instructions are promulgated, and as I stated in my original post, safety procedures vary between aircraft types. So your comment that you "read it anyway because you were bored" simply reinforces my opinion that a lot of travellers don't take safety seriously!

I had logged in excess of 18,000 hours as pilot in command prior to my retirement, yet, whenever I travel as a passenger, I still read the safety instructions for the aircraft I'm travelling in, and I get really p'd off when I see fellow passengers ignoring the cabin crew briefing, as they are the people who are most likely to prevent me getting off the aircraft because they don't know what the hell to do when an incident arises!

Apologies if this sounds supercilious, but I make no apologies for taking safety seriously, as do ALL professional aircrew.

[IcyNoAngel]

I've only flyed for 5 time now, and in each plane there where the same instructions. I believe you that there might be different for different planes.

I have no experience in this field. But you also must admit that if it blows up in the air, that little safety procedure doesn't help.

I've read what you said, and I agree 100%. Thank you.

[PARAMED]

I am with skyvet, travel by air at least 12 return flights a year, route normally Cyprus-London-Aberdeen-North Sea, which is 2 types aircraft, then helicopter, 2 weeks later come back on the reverse routing.

Always watch the brief on every aircraft and there are many ignorant people that do not, even after the Captain has requested they do, reading papers etc, there may have been changes such as different life jacket and it only takes about 5 minutes.

Billy Connolly may have got it right when he said on one of his shows when flying into a mountain 'TAKE THE LIFE JACKET FROM UNDER YOUR SEAT AND SHOUT GO AWAY NASTY MOUNTAIN'

[IcyNoAngel]

Billy Connolly is crap.