Re: Engine fire, EDI
Finally, the sort of reply I was looking for. Thanks.
It's interesting to note the differences in our emergency SOP's.
Yes, I too also take a deep breath before asking for any emergency checklist and I am not advocating 'panicking in headless chicken mode.'
I seem to remember that some of the cabin crew on the Manch. 737 incident were still found strapped to their crew seat. My guess is that if they could comment on this they would argue that 30 seconds is a very long time - a life times worth in fact.
Lets hope we never have to put these theories to the test.
Your right when you say that we have to be flexible, thinking outside the box sometimes is part of the job.
Personally though I'd rather be sitting on the tarmac wondering whether or not it was the right decision to evacuate than sitting in the cockpit wishing I had .
PJ