[Guest]

Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?

[Brandonb]

Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?

Flotation devices are there to make you "feel" safe, not to actually "be" safe.

If there were parachutes under the seats then everyone would more than likely be required to take a parachuting course for the sake of law suits caused by the injury or death of uneducated "emergency situation parachuters" that bailed from a crashing airplane. That's my guess anyway.

[itachi-san]

Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?

I'd rather go down with the plane than take my chances jumping out of a quickly descending malfunctioning plane with hundreds of people who are in panic and have no idea how to skydive. There's no way everyone would even get out of the plane, let alone be able to put on their parachutes in the first place. It would just be a giant mod of insanity crashing into the ground or water as opposed to a possibly calm group sitting in the safest position for a crash possible. I can also see how life vests could possibly be very helpful. Not everyone can swim and planes can crash into the ocean.

[Guest]

Yeah.. that is a good question since like 75% of flights aren't over large bodies of water. Bodies float anyway. Lets just put a giant parachute on the back of the plane.

[akaslickster]

Yeah.. that is a good question since like 75% of flights aren't over large bodies of water. Bodies float anyway. Lets just put a giant parachute on the back of the plane.

Before anything there should be cheaper flights. Even outside of the holidays the fares too high. You better have some kind of discount or you pay up big time. Next more leg room. It is a big hazard being squashed at a window seat, and far too much money for 1st class or private. I say try not to fly!