Truthful in-flight announcements

Cirrus Airframe Parachute When I take passengers flying, I usually show them where the parachute handle is and how to operate it. If that doesn’t scare the willies out of them, I give them the ditch-in-the-sea briefing. Failing that, I say ‘there are toilets at either end of the flight’ and that really gets them.

(Actually, my pre-flight briefing is online at my personal website.)

The Economist recently had a very entertaining and honest article about airline in-flight briefings. I recommend it.

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Comments (3) left to “Truthful in-flight announcements”

  1. Finally, a reason to get a camera phone « Suz at Large wrote:

    [...] Over at bad language, Matthew tells us that he uses his picture-taking cell phone to help him remember where he’s parked his car. [...]

  2. Robert wrote:

    In the photo, is that the pilot making a voluntary exit with a parachute or was he forced to walk the plank by the terrified passengers after the inflight announcements were made…?!

  3. Matthew Stibbe wrote:

    This is a Cirrus - the same kind of plane I fly - and it has a built-in whole-airframe parachute for emergencies. This is a picture of the system being tested.

    However, I did take one couple flying and afterwards they said “we’re not afraid of flying any more, but we are really afraid of pilots!”

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