If Scott is to be believed, the procedures had nothing to do with it :) Interesting research question if anyone has time for it
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote: > That is exactly what I am driving at. Before 9/11, emergency procedures were > just not THAT tight. After 9/11, Bush put together Homeland Security and > put a huge amount of money and focus on improving security and emergency > response for airline incidents. Things went exceptionally smoothly in part > because of the money and focus that has gone into that area since 9/11. > > The other half of the equation is people. The passengers did a great job. > Public awareness of what to do in an airplane emergency is higher than ever, > also because of the government's focus on communicating to people the > importance of staying calm and following directions in an emergency. > > The dispatcher and ferry drivers are all part of the emergency response > team, and they know their jobs better than ever. Credit goes to Bush for > making that happen. > > > > On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > >> then somebody ought to give that dispatcher a medal too. Survival time >> in cold water is NOT high. >> >> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Jacob <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Those ferries deserver tons of credit. They were the first on the seen. >> > >> > The dispatch center dispatched their ferries to the accident without >> going >> > through the proper channels, against company protocol. >> > >> > Have you seen the pilot's resume? >> > >> > http://safetyreliability.com/profiles >> > >> > Hmm.. think he knew what he was doing? >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:285337 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
