I read somewheres (an NTSB or FAA report perhaps) that most aviation accident-related deaths so far could've been avoided if the passengers had known what to do in a case of an emergency
Am I alone in thinking that this is incredible? If your aircraft disintegrates in the cruise, will you really need that whistle? Is the brace position going to help when the aircraft plummets into a hotel on takeoff?
There are a few well-publicised cases where better discipline would have helped - but I have difficulty in reconciling the numbers killed in catastrophic accidents with avoidable deaths. This doesn't mean that one shouldn't give the CC the simple courtesy of watching them explain emergency procedures, of course.
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