Originally Posted by
ExSp33db1rd
But as has already been stated, this test is done with "passengers" not stopping to block the aisles whilst they unload the overhead bins to claim all their cr*p, and .... they were 'staff ' loaded for this purpose, so they were pre-warned AND there was no fire for the test.
Has anyone knowledge of a genuine total emergency bring completed in the required 90 secs ?
Of course exit certification is based on the assumption that the manufacturers will fill their evacuation test aircraft with (mostly) young, fit, healthy participants. You can't realistically expect them to do otherwise.
But that doesn't invalidate the principle, it just means that allowances have to be made for the factors you describe in any real-life situation.