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[Personal rant] - I'd much rather get a parachute and jump the heck out. Probability of my survival would be much higher, then, I guess :D
by neya 14y ago
[Personal rant] - I'd much rather get a parachute and jump the heck out. Probability of my survival would be much higher, then, I guess :D
- jevinskie 14y agoThe problem is getting your parachute past TSA. I doubt they would buy the "just in case" reasoning. =)
- davidw 14y agoThe article seemed more about small airplanes. Big ones have a series of people who would probably be in line to try and fly them before "random passengers with no experience". I don't know anything about planes, but "look for a parachute after you've stabilized the plane" doesn't sound like the worst possible idea, depending on the status of the pilot and other passengers.
- aplusbi 14y agoPlenty of skydivers and base jumpers travel (with gear) to go jumping. The TSA might look at you funny* but there is certainly nothing illegal about carrying on a chute. * Of course everything is always at the discretion of the TSA agent, they can prevent you from getting on a plane because they don't like the shirt you are wearing.
- neurotech1 14y agoThat would have a 99.99% chance of killing the pilot, unless they happen to be flying a T-6 Texan (turboprop USAF trainer) or something, in which case the Martin-Baker ejection seat would help. It would be very difficult to put an unconscious pilot hooked into a tandem parachute.
- eddieroger 14y agoI didn't get the impression that neya is too concerned about the pilot's safety, or anyone else on the flight for that matter. Seems like a solo jump to me.
- dsl 14y agoUnless you have an aircraft designed to be jumped out of, you wouldn't be able to open the door at speed.
- iliis 14y agoSome modern small aircrafts (think Cessna instead of 747) actually have a full plane recovery system: a chute for the whole thing :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems#Products https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems#Pro...
- stcredzero 14y agoNot all aircraft are built stoutly enough to resist a boot-heel of someone determined to get out. Most are, but not all.
- run4yourlives 14y agoEh? Your Cessna 172 isn't doing Mach 1. It's certainly possible to open the door at any speed a light aircraft can achieve. The door/canopy my get ripped off, but that's kind of irrelevant.
- saalweachter 14y agoOne of Mary Roach's books (Packing for Mars?) also claimed that in a large passenger plane, you're moving too fast to jump out without dying.