Originally Posted by
PENKO
Thing is, would you as a commander tell your subordinate to risk their life by not strapping in for landing? Would you order a breach of procedure (in many cases a very specific SOP)?
It’s a though cookie. Yes, the risk is small. But isn’t that the case with everything we do in professional aviation? Where do you draw the line?
Anyway, our SOP’s are very clear in this regard.
Of course I wouldn’t order them, though I would completely disagree with the ‘risk their life’ assertion; I would very much hope there was no need to. If operating I would ask whether anyone else in the cabin felt able to do so. Often, in any case, you'll have a medical professional amongst the passengers who is better able to do it than any crew member. If jumpseating, I’ll do it myself without hesitation; I’ve done CPR for real twice and would hope I might be third time lucky.
…and forgive me, you can’t leave that hanging... What do your SOPs say? If they don’t concur with my thoughts I’d be treating them very much as for the guidance of the wise, and the obedience of fools.