thanx for that post distiller, it mostly makes for interesting objective reading.

Airbus plainly have nothing to hide, and the only problem they face is the fact that statistically thare is more chance of injury during a practice evac. why impose harm during a practice if it can be done differently but safely?

the pyschology paper points the finger of blame at hesitation due to height and or confusing constructions. given the urgency of an evacuation procedure, i certainly wouldnt be hesitating!!

The problem of injury due to jams at the bottom of the slide seems to be somthing that needs dealing with.

I agree that actual practices need to be carried out, but a full scale evac could (and is allowed by faa regs by the looks of things) be missed quite legally and acceptably.

if there is research going on at cranfield, then you will have a hard time trying to disprove the validity of it.

coanda