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Originally Posted by aap1966
But.................
.........we know from repeated studies (and observation) that in an stressful situations, people revert to familiar behaviour. That's why pilots, doctors, etc train, and train.....and then train some more.
The SLF (self loading freight) have no real training about the emergency egress of an aircraft, just a 30 sec talk while they are distracted with getting settled in their seats. So when it does occur, many revert to familiar behaviour-grabbing their carry on.
We don't have the opportunity to 'train' this out of passengers..it'll happen as long as civilians continue to fly.
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To be fair, I don't believe that 30 second talk includes any information about not grabbing your bags. They simply tell you where the exits are and how to use them. It's been a few years since I've flown.
I was watching "Air Disasters" on the Smithsonian Channel last night and they did an episode on Paine Stewart's Learjet crash. At some point in the flight, the valve that supplies air to the cabin from the engine closed and an alarm went off. The pilot and copilot immediately grabbed the manual and turned to the page where it told them how to address the alarm. It contained a confusingly-worded sentence and had them jump right into troubleshooting the problem. It did not tell them to put on oxygen masks while troubleshooting. It is assumed that the pilot and copilot lost consciousness about 15 seconds after the alarm sounded because they attempted to follow the manual.