Originally Posted by
bud leon
You can tell that from the video can you? That's some perception you have. There were significant forces involved in the incident. Of the twelve cabin crew, eight suffered serious injuries and 2 suffered minor injuries. Four cabin crew were ejected from the aircraft when the tail separated and two were temporarily trapped by evacuation slides that inflated inside the aircraft. I think the relative speed of evacuation in this particular case is one of the impressive aspects of the video.
The video supports the investigation report finding that the person in command of firefighting had no aircraft rescue and firefighting training.
Was there any leadership decribed in the NTSB report? None is apparent in the video. I've lead hundreds of briefings with "pretties" taking notes. My experience they lack initiative, whether dealing with difficult pax or other irregularities, always needing guidance from a superior for approval. Nice to look at but In an emergency reckon I'd rather still have one of our old dags.