Madrid Plane Crash - 150 Dead

[Zesh Rehman]

Seriously...

I've always thought that parachutes would be more apt.

Ive discussed this with fellow NSC'ers before as i thought that would be a good idea. BUT as soon as they open the doors everyone would get sucked out and probably lose their parachutes!

 

[Zesh Rehman]

And why are we told to move our trays to the upright position on takeoff and landing ? As if THATS going to make any cuffing difference.

Another good point! And when i last flew i was made to take my headphones out during take off and landing, what exactly are they going to do!!!

 

[Springal]

Crashed on it's second take-off attempt? Is that usual to try again?

Plane is reported to of had a mechanical problem so went back to be fixed, place was sent back out to take off and here we are

 

[sten_super]

Huzzah, I have finally found some decent statistics.

The Department for Transport publication Transport Trends.
Department for Transport - Transport trends: current edition

In 2005, fatalities per billion passenger kilometres.
By air: 0.0
By car: 2.6
By van: 0.7
By bus or coach: 0.2
By rail: 0.1
and, just for you danger merchants out there...
By motorcycle: 107.0
On foot: 35.5
By pedal bike: 32.0

 

[sully]

Crashed on it's second take-off attempt? Is that usual to try again?

I'd have thought so. Depends what the problem was, surely.

If your car stalls, you don't just abandon it, do you? (Not that I'm saying the plane stalled, just the only example that rushed into my head!)

 

[NS Herald]

Early days yet but pilots are trained how to handle an engine failure at a critical stage of the take off. I wouldn't be surprised if the handling pilot didn't do as he was trained.

 

[Chicken Run]

Another good point! And when i last flew i was made to take my headphones out during take off and landing, what exactly are they going to do!!!

To get a definitive answer to the above statement one must ask the passengers onboard the 777 BA flight that crashed at LHR, who if had kept their headphones on wouldnt have clearly heard the crews instructions on vacating the plane! As you know they all got off!

 

[Easy 10]

To get a definitive answer to the above statement one must ask the passengers onboard the 777 BA flight that crashed at LHR, who if had kept their headphones on wouldnt have clearly heard the crews instructions on vacating the plane! As you know they all got off!

Because of course, you'd have no idea you'd just been in a plane crash if you still had your headphones on.

 

[Zesh Rehman]

To get a definitive answer to the above statement one must ask the passengers onboard the 777 BA flight that crashed at LHR, who if had kept their headphones on wouldnt have clearly heard the crews instructions on vacating the plane! As you know they all got off!

Yeh but you can here over headphones, and the passenger would have probably noticed the huge bang when the plane crashed. Unless they were already dead and had no feeling.

 

[Chicken Run]

Because of course, you'd have no idea you'd just been in a plane crash if you still had your headphones on.

Because of course, many of those passengers on that flight reporting initialy they wernt aware that the plane had crashed were bull shiting!

 

[Zesh Rehman]

Because of course, many of those passengers on that flight reporting initialy they wernt aware that the plane had crashed were bull shiting!

Even then, i think they would notice everyone else getting off the plane and the doors being open etc.

 

[Nibble]

Because of course, many of those passengers on that flight reporting initialy they wernt aware that the plane had crashed were bull shiting!

if you are not aware that the huge tube of metal you are flying in at great speed has smashed inro the ground with 200 screaming pasengers on board then frankly you are a welcome subtraction from the gene pool.

 

[John Bumlick]

Terrible news.

I hate flying, and this is why!

well, they didn't actually get off the ground so it was more like a really big car crashing.

 

[Chicken Run]

Even then, i think they would notice everyone else getting off the plane and the doors being open etc.

Of course they would however it's been known when exiting an a/c under duress many people have become entangled in the wires ect and indeed holding others up too! My g/f is ex crew with Virgin

 

[Nibble]

Of course they would however it's been known when exiting an a/c under duress many people have become entangled in the wires ect and indeed holding others up too! My g/f is ex crew with Virgin

Entangled in a set of headphone wires? What was the plane full of, cats?

 

[Chicken Run]

if you are not aware that the huge tube of metal you are flying in at great speed has smashed inro the ground with 200 screaming pasengers on board then frankly you are a welcome subtraction from the gene pool.

If you read the AAIB report in the incedent i was refering to you would be aware that in fact no one screamed and in fact all was pretty calm. Anyway read the bit in one of my other comments about being snared in the wires whilst exiting.

 

[Nibble]

If you read the AAIB report in the incedent i was refering to you would be aware that in fact no one screamed and in fact all was pretty calm. Anyway read the bit in one of my other comments about being snared in the wires whilst exiting.

ah, you see they were calm because they were listening to their headphones. If it wern't for them there would have been mass panic and many deaths.

 

[Chicken Run]

Entangled in a set of headphone wires. What was the plane full of, cats?

Well done you just have and your comment confirms that if i suggested non swimmers should wear arm bands you would challenge it well done

 

[Easy 10]

"Help. I can't get off this burning aircraft. I'm trapped by my headphone wires".




Could happen.

 

[Nibble]

Well done you just have and your comment confirms that if i suggested non swimmers should wear arm bands you would challenge it well done

Not really the same as I doubt anyone on the plane had the ability to fly.