Really? I thought he had an Irish accent.Have you heard the audio of the pilot asking for a fire engine?
Frightfully British - almost Sgt Wilson class...
What would you take with you when evacuating a plane on fire?
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NorthernDave
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More the unflappable way he mentioned that the plane was on fire.
Beat me to it, I was about to say something similar.
No one can honestly know how they'd react without actually being put in that situation.
I remember the caretaker in my hall of residence telling us about the time he was in a burning building. He said, "you might like to think you'll be the big hero and do this and that, but when you see that fire you just panic."
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
The art of good risk management is working out what could have happened but didn't, then working out which of those things should be controlled. Just looking at what's actually happened has given us the idiocy of plastic bags of tiny bottles of toiletries and long queues at passport control.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
[QUOTE 3897489, member: 76"]For unflappable search for the audio of the pilot about to land in the Hudson river (I am on my mobile and can't do clever links) I have panicked more ordering a curry![/QUOTE]
and the response of the air traffic control guy who can't quite believe he's heard right as the unbelievably calm voice is totally out of kilter with the words, without a hint of urgency never mind panic
and the response of the air traffic control guy who can't quite believe he's heard right as the unbelievably calm voice is totally out of kilter with the words, without a hint of urgency never mind panic
jefmcg
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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When I was a teenager, I decided that I no longer wanted to go on holiday with my parents, so I stayed at home, with my older sister supervising. She managed to set fire to a chip pan a couple of days later. I freaked out completely and decided that the best thing to do was to pick it up and throw it into the back garden. That was mistake #1. I got hold of the pan by the hot end, which was mistake #2. Mistake #3 was to open the back door and get the flames blown back in my face, which rapidly led to mistake #4 - dropping a burning chip pan on the floor of the kitchen ...
At that point, we started behaving more logically and managed to put the flames out before we burned the house down. Total damage was a messed-up kitchen and minor burns to my hands!
So, when people say that they would be calm in an emergency I do not necessarily believe them ...
Profpointy
Legendary Member
When I was a teenager, I decided that I no longer wanted to go on holiday with my parents, so I stayed at home, with my older sister supervising. She managed to set fire to a chip pan a couple of days later. I freaked out completely and decided that the best thing to do was to pick it up and throw it into the back garden. That was mistake #1. I got hold of the pan by the hot end, which was mistake #2. Mistake #3 was to open the back door and get the flames blown back in my face, which rapidly led to mistake #4 - dropping a burning chip pan on the floor of the kitchen ...
At that point, we started behaving more logically and managed to put the flames out before we burned the house down. Total damage was a messed-up kitchen and minor burns to my hands!
So, when people say that they would be calm in an emergency I do not necessarily believe them ...
my dad did the same - heroicky chucked neighbour's burning chip pan out the window. All was well, but totally wrong approach. In fairness, it was, I gather, calmly done, albeit unwise.
Having, many years later, done a one day fire-awreness course I'd done the asbestos blanket trick on a pan of (spectacularly) burning diesel and it totally works without drama. Successfully done the wet tea towel thing mysef too - albeit only a frying pan - but totally works and safely too.
Jenkins
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According to data picked up by Flightradar24 it went from 78 knots (just under 90 mph) to 2 knots in 9 seconds. That's some stopping for a 150 tonne plane.
https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/641513239550001152
Accy cyclist
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How come no one's mentioned mobile phones,or whatever they're called these days? I bet there were a few cretins trying to take pictures of the incident,or film it as people were desperately trying to get past them.
Pro Tour Punditry
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I'd have crowd surfed and dipped the lockers of any decent gear on the way past
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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Always exit through the front so you can nick the posh stuff in First and Business.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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