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[bill cobbett]

Saw something on the tv the other night which given the recent thread on the air plane crash might be of interest.

Naturally and regretfully some accidents are not survivable but we did see the other week that many people did walk away from the TA flight that crashed at Schipol. So how do you increase your chances of being one of the survivors?

Well there has been loads of research on the subject and there seems to be a consensus that those who have given a few moments thought to a very basic and simple mental plan beforehand increase their chances of being amongst the survivors. This is something I have always done, not knowing of the advantages.

So the next time you take your seats on a flight, do pay attention to the safety briefing and know where the exits are (the nearest may be straight behind you or you may be sitting next to it, do you know how to open it?) and know how to get the life jacket from under the seat. Then mentally rehearse your little survival plan. It may be dark, how many rows of seats to that exit? Count them. Do you really know how to get that seat-belt off in a hurry, well rehearse it, a remarkable number of people press that little button instead of pulling the top bit.

The benefit of this mental rehearsal, this simple little plan, is that there's a good chance that the brain will automatically put it in to operation in the event of an accident. By the way the research suggests that about 10-15% of people in these life threatening situations do nothing, they freeze, so prepare your plan so that you might not be one of those.

The younger and fitter ones may feel they have a better chance of survival. Not true I'm afraid, the research is that age or fitness makes no difference to your chances of surviving.

Anything from our flying members?

[CBBB]

Stick your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye!

[skyvet]

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