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Old 25th Aug 2009, 04:09
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twiggs
 
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You still fail to supply any examples that are going to make our government or regulatory body stand up and take notice.
I am just trying to investigate the statement made by Pegasus747 a little further.

Defcon4, whilst not arming a door may impede an evacuation slightly whilst the door is rearmed, just look at the QF6 evacuation and see that it was a minor hiccup when that had to be done on more than one door.
Point: it's a minor issue, and one that will be overcome when the adrenalin of dealing with an emergency kicks in and overcomes any amount of fatigue.

mrpaxing, I'm afraid that broad statements like
Originally Posted by mrpaxing
All western developed countries (USA/Europe/etc.) and most developing countries in Asia have FDL for cabin crew (which includes daily/weekly/monthly/yearly limits).
are very dramatic but totally false.
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