Originally Posted by Airbourne-Adamski
From a Cabin Crews view its nice to see someone is interested in the safety demo for genuine reasons.
Simple, really.
I know, as an "ancient", that there are such things as survivable accidents. So I always try to put all the chips my way.....
As to the "doors to manual".... I still wonder.
Many years ago a DC-8 was caught in a sudden down-draught north of Milan, and was literally slammed down on a hill-side, shedding the wings among the trees, so no fire.
People literally
walked away from that crash - to the extent that the authorities had no figures for the casualties for several days.
If I had been there, and I had to open the door, and you were halfway down the cabin.... would the slide have deployed automatically?
con-pilot
I'd fly with you any time.
Even if I prefer being right at the back, rather than at or near the overwing exits.