22 January 2009

Who knew?

I saw a post on an Australian site which said that, in a single aisle aircraft like the Airbus A320 that crashed into the Hudson River last week, you must not open the rear doors if the plane has to ditch into water.

It went on to say that this information is not told to passengers on most aircraft as the airlines think it is information overload. Why isn't at least put over the doors in large red letters as a minimum?

In this recent crash it seems the crew manned those doors and made sure that they weren't opened, although some people in the 'controlled panic' aboard were upset not realising that to do so would let the water in and quickly sink the plane.

Many news reports had the plane 'landing' on the water - surely that should be 'watered' on the water????

Quiz last night and the incredible Joe did it again and we won the Bonus. I think that is three times we have won it alone, the others won it alone once when I couldn't go and we have split it with others twice = 6 wins over 12 months and we often don't attend on the last Wednesday due to other commitments. I know I have got it right twice - Arizona and when the Maori came to NZ.

A charity quiz is being held early next month to raise $$ for cancer so we might go to that.