Airplane Safety
If you travel by plane a lot, the rules of airplane safety may be all too familiar to you. But if you're afraid to fly, or if you don't fly often, you might not know all the nuances of airplane safety.
Airplane Safety Tips
If you fly a lot, you've heard the pre-flight speech that flight attendants give prior to takeoff. They tell you how to wear your seatbelt, how to operate the oxygen masks in the event of a loss of cabin pressure, where the emergency exits are and how to use your seat cushion in the event of a water landing. Even if you've heard it all before, these airplane safety are designed to save your life in the event of an emergency. Here are some more airplane safety tips:
- Don't wear clothing that will catch fire easily. Natural fabrics like cotton, wool, silk or leather are best. Avoid synthetic fabrics.
- Wear long sleeves and pants so that in case of fire, you can reduce your risk of getting burned.
- Go over the safety instruction card in the seat back pocket in front of you.
- Make sure you know where the emergency exits are. In fact, count the number of rows from your row to the nearest exit in case you have to find it in the dark.
- Don't wear high heels--if you have to exit via a slide, your heels can rip the slide.
- Keep your seatbelt fastened. You never know when the flight will encounter turbulence.
- If you're traveling with a child, give him or her a bottle or pacifier to suck on during takeoff and landing. This will reduce ear pain that's associated with the change in pressure during these times. Adults can chew gum or flex their jaw muscles to minimize this. If your ears are popping, pinch your nose closed with your fingers, then try to blow air out of your nose while holding it.
Hopefully these airplane safety will make you feel more at ease before your next flight. Happy traveling!
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