Originally Posted by
mustafagander
As I recall it, DV, a descent on the slides, all of the buggers on the B747, was required for initial and it was voluntary thereafter. That B747-200 top door slide was a mind bending ride!!
We in QF had a few injuries too. I spent over 35 years on B747 of all types in all seats and did one descent on each slide.
Glad you survived unscathed. My point was that going down a slide is unnecessarily introducing the chance of injury when not much is learnt by it really. We, fortunately, were ever asked to go down the escape rope through the cockpit windows.