Originally Posted by
Alex757
Anyone who has read the safety card knows full well there are no chutes on the wings.
Two points:
- Nobody reads those cards or listens to the instruction. And even if they do, they won't take it too seriously (apart from the people with fear of flying). Maybe people are stupid, or maybe they are mollified by the exceptional safety record of the industry. The chance or rather danger that I need this information is very small.
- Standing on a wing is a very unusual situation to be in for an average passenger. While sliding down at the doors seems to be natural (the usual way out and a mode of transportation we all know from childhood), a high wing with the big turbines underneath is evil territory. Expecting from people in this tense situation at this place to understand to use the flaps for getting down is in my view ludicrous. Bad design.