Originally Posted by BigGun
It would all depend on the type of aircraft.
737 for instance, OWE doors are spring loaded and open easy as pie
On the 737-NG yes.The "Classic" not so much !!!
A LAME who pulls the Classic over-wing doors out on many of the checks will tell you that it's not an "easy" task while the aircraft is stationary, level, lit and not full of screaming passengers who think (possibly with a large amount of justification) that if they are not out of the door in 30 seconds they are going to die !
In all seriousness, IMHO, an untrained passenger would **NOT** be able to remove and throw a 737-Classic overwing exit door out of the hatch under adverse conditions.
Originally Posted by BigGun
the hard part is pulling them back in to close them, not an easy job.
...Like everything, when you've done it tons of times it's not an issue !
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