Evac-u8 hoos - Ever try to take one on a commercial flight?

DaveH

DaveH

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Just wondering if any one has tried to taek one on a commercial flight. I figure the TSa would lock you up because 1) they wouldn't understand what it was or 2) If they did understand then they would figure you're up to no good.

Stories?
Comments?

Thanks.
 
Well I sure don't know what it is...good think I'm not the TSA, right? :p
 
He means "hood," not "hoos." It's a clear plastic hood with a 15-minute air supply that you pull over your head in case of fire.

I would imagine that once the authorities figured out what it was, you would get the full strip and cavity search treatment, to make sure you're not carrying nerve gas or something.

Besides, how many people die of smoke inhalation in plane crashes?
 
Aha! I didn't know about those guys.
Yep, that's probably what they'll try next time. I think nerve gas can be absorbed through the skin; maybe CO or something similar?
 
I doubt very much that one of those hoods would do you much good in a plane crash. 250 people stuffed into an extended aluminum can, in the dark, add jet fuel and flames and I just don't know if there's a whole lot you can do... aside from calmly following the floor lights to the six emergency exits... and don't forget to take your seatback with you for floatation.


I have a question: does anyone know of a single case where people have evacuated a crashed plane, inflated their little vests, and boarded up onto the emergency life raft and been rescued thanks to the beacon light that activates automatically in the water? I don't. And yet there's hundreds of pounds of equipment aboard every jumbo jet and every pound means more fuel burned means higher prices. I suspect that we're paying a lot of money to haul around a lot of equipment that, truth be know, has ever done any good nor will ever do any good.
 
Sure, why not? Just tell them you don't like the ones that comes with the plane and you bought your own.... ;)
 
Can you imagine the TSA reaction if one of us brought his regular med kit/emergency kit/utility kit/bug out bag for a flight to Washington DC? :D

Knives, meds, flashlights, prybars, lighters, and several totally incomprehensible gadgets from TADGear :p

My keychain alone could get me incarcerated! :eek:
 
Gollnick said:
I have a question: does anyone know of a single case where people have evacuated a crashed plane, inflated their little vests, and boarded up onto the emergency life raft and been rescued thanks to the beacon light that activates automatically in the water? I don't. And yet there's hundreds of pounds of equipment aboard every jumbo jet and every pound means more fuel burned means higher prices. I suspect that we're paying a lot of money to haul around a lot of equipment that, truth be know, has ever done any good nor will ever do any good.
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Not me. Anyways, has any of you tried to swim with a old style life vest on? Very, very difficult. Most likely you would not make it to the raft because it would be full of all the EXTRA carry on items that people bring aboard. You know which ones, the four or five oversized items that they just had to bring...
 
significant numbers of people die from smoke inhalation that survived the crash. (Not all crashes clearly)
 
Airliners already have a emergency supply of breathable air. Older planes hactually have compressed oxygen bottles and newer ones have oxygen generators to supply the emergency mask.
 
I wonder what's more likely, surviving a plane crash, or winning a lottery ? Anyone care to look into that ? I would just bend over and KMA goodbye, hoping for as little pain as possible.
 
The chances of being in a plane crash might be comparable to winning the lottery.
The chances of surviving--in most cases--are a lot higher.
All depends on what kind of crash you have.
The chances of surviving a full-speed crash into a skyscraper are even lower than winning the lottery.
 
Just a note of clarification, they do not have a 15 minute air supply, but are a filtration device that will last for about 15 minutes per thier literature IIRC.

Didn't mean to split hairs man......
 
hamachikama said:
I wonder what's more likely, surviving a plane crash, or winning a lottery ? Anyone care to look into that ? I would just bend over and KMA goodbye, hoping for as little pain as possible.
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a bud of mine has survived 2 private plane crashes, once in alaska he had an engine go out about 10 secs after getting airborne, set it down on safely, no injuries, another one in L A cali another engine failure over the mountains east of LA, he was paralyzed in that one (paraplegic) and the co-pilot was killed. he says no way could he ever be in another 1, odds too high, ya never know though.
 
Can you imagine trying to get on with a parachute???

But I'd think it makes more sence to put an emergency chute under each seat than a life vest!
 
Then theres the possibilty of a fire on board but no crash right? Lets see miles of wire,plastic that gives off toxic fumes when burning, not much in the way to vent it.Lets hope those little o2 things drop down and work. But you'll have to remove them to get off on the ground,and that always goes quick....
 
The only problem with having a parachute under the seat is due to all the drunk business men of late causing so many problems. And I would rather they ditched the chutes, than ditch the liquor. But, I really don't like flying.
 
The supplimental oxygen masks are not intended for fire. They are intended for loss of cabin pressure. They work. And they've proven themselves valuable on many flights.

In a cabin fire, activating that system would probably be the worst thing you could do.




Just a note of clarification, they do not have a 15 minute air supply, but are a filtration device that will last for about 15 minutes per thier literature IIRC.

Didn't mean to split hairs man......
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That's an important hair to split, though. A simple filter can't make oxygen that's not there.


Then theres the possibilty of a fire on board but no crash right?
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Of course. There have been many cases of cabin fires. That's why fire extinguishers are important safety equipment to have aboard.



And I would rather they ditched the chutes, than ditch the liquor.
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Liquor is an important part of flying. In fact, I consider the bar cart to be an important on-board safety feature.
 
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