Originally posted by Steve_YYZ:
Well folks, please don't shoot the messenger for saying this.
Steve
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Steve you make some valid points in your post.
It is everyone's responsibility to take care of themselves. But ultimately it is the pilot’s responsibility to land the plane safely. It is the flight crew’s responsibility to jump into action in an emergency situation. That is what they are trained to do.
The first rule of any emergency situation is for someone to take charge and try to calm everyone down.
People tend to panic in these situations, mainly because of the unknown.
Somebody needs to step up to the plate and take charge. Make an announcement that something has happened but we are dealing with it and please stay seated and remain calm. It makes all the difference, not everyone is going to calm down but enough will.
Most people do know what to do in an emergency exit situation, but it doesn’t stop the panic feeling that comes over you. This is where the flight crew needs to do their job. Give a sense of reassurance and then get everyone off the plane as quickly as possible.
We don’t know what happened in this situation so we are really only generalizing. But from what I’ve heard so far, the flight crew didn’t do their job. They left the passengers to fend for themselves and with no explanation.
The pilot didn’t do his job; he didn’t safely land the plane. I’ve heard rumors that the pilot landing the plane was in training, and he came in too fast, over reacted and dipped the nose too far? This is only rumor, and I’m not a pilot so I really can’t comment on whether there was something he could have done differently or not. I’m just happy that this was a “minor” incident and nobody was really hurt. Especially our Bulldog.
