As an experienced No 1 (for want of any common title) I would like to think that had i not begun to feel the aircraft descend after the masks had dropped that I would think to try and initiate contact with the flight deck. However, it has always been stressed to us that in an event such as this the flight deck will be very busy dealing with the aircraft itself and that we shouldn't disturb them and therefore I may find myself reticent to initiate an interphone call / request access using the door code. I would personally find a "peephole" beneficial to be able to look in and see if the flight deck are slumped or busy. I would by no means be judging what was being done rather whether any action was being taken. Of course, in the days when it was possible to just open the door and look in then there was no need as it was possible to quietly observe without interrupting.
Last edited by Captain Stable; 12th September 2005 at 14:45.