AIRWAVE - thanks for your post its nice to get a persepctive from the customer for a change. Yes I think I am pretty rubbish at managing the seat belt signs and while I would not condone unbuckling before the light goes out or the crew say so, I think in reality the PAX get used to the fact that we have arrived on a spot, same as normal, rotors winding down, same as normal, and they switch off and start thinking of the beer and the women!!!
Is this a massive problem...............well probably not as ground resonance seems to have been confined to lore with the instigation of IHUMS and fancy tracking and balancing kit. In my 25 years of "Bus Driving" I have not experienced, nor heard of, any ground resonance occuring. Anyone out there who has??
I am not sure the PAX are any dafter than us, for instance, I recall not so long ago pulling a PAX to one side before embarkation to point out that his Lifejacket Stowel was twisted, helped him get sorted, afterwhich he returned the favour, as mine was too and I had been flying like that for 4 hours.
Murphys law says if it can go wrong, eventually it will so keep up the good work and try not to hit anyone bigger than you!!!