QF Safety video, says do this, does opposite

[Hvr]

Having watched the Qantas safety video a lot this year (including six times since Monday) I've noticed a contradiction between what the voice over says and what is demonstrated.

Has anybody else noticed this?

I'll post some screen shots later this evening.

 

[Happy Trails]

"Slide, leaning forward"?

 

[Hvr]

And here she is leaning backwards.

 

[Himeno]

I've been on a number of QF flights since this version was rolled out, and I don't think I've ever seen the video. Almost always been on aircraft without screens or at seats with in arm screens (which aren't meant to be out during taxi/takeoff)

 

[flyingfan]

Impressive pickup. I've watched the video a good bunch of times so far this year too and didn't pick that up. I watched the 7-minute version on YouTube just now looking carefully and still didn't pick it up.

 

[KitKat]

Impressive pickup. I've watched the video a good bunch of times so far this year too and didn't pick that up. I watched the 7-minute version on YouTube just now looking carefully and still didn't pick it up.

Usually have had too much to drink by then.......

 

[Captain Halliday]

The other one I find odd is that the CSM won’t close door 1L until everyone is seated, overhead lockers closed and exit rows briefed.

Then during taxi the safety video says to put bags in the overhead lockers.

 

[Berlin]

I usually just drool over that Qantas captain to be honest

 

[docjames]

The other one I find odd is that the CSM won’t close door 1L until everyone is seated, overhead lockers closed and exit rows briefed.

Then during taxi the safety video says to put bags in the overhead lockers.

There's a fair few AFF members who may know better than me but I believe it's a CASA requirement that they tell everyone that bags must be in the lockers or under seats...


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[Mike65]

I noticed the leaning issue too.
The other thing I always smirk over is the emergency brace instruction to lean forward and hold onto your legs. I always think the rest of the sentence should be "so they don't fly off during impact"!
However, and related to this, the Air Crash Investigations show last night was about the Korean Air flight that crashed just short of Guam airport in 1997 due to a number of factors including inoperable runway equipment and pilot error. The testimony of one of the survivors was that he bent down to put his shoes on just as the plane hit the ground (without any prior warning) so he was, by accident, in the perfect position for a crash landing. 230plus pax not so lucky.
Moral of the story - we shouldn't laugh at the safety videos too much. They might actually save our lives one day.

 

[Berlin]

Moral of the story - we shouldn't laugh at the safety videos too much. They might actually save our lives one day.

Couldn't agree more. But for that very reason, I've never been a big fan of all the gimmicky safety movies that seem to attempt to outdo themselves with lots of action that is simply distracting from the actual message. As funny as some of them (remember the Air NZ ones with Gollum sneaking down the aisles? Gold...) might be- I actually think a clear and concise safety message would do. And who doesn't watch it and then doesn't remember how to put on the air masks, well that's Darwin for you

 

[Mike65]

Problem is, many don't realise they are jeopardising other people's safety as well as their own. Here's a tip - don't unbuckle your seat belt 3 seconds after touchdown. We're still doing 150km/h 50ft above the ground in a 500 tonne aircraft with thousands of litres of fuel all around us and I don't want to have my neck broken as your corpse flies through the cabin and hits me in the back of the head.

 

[Berlin]

Problem is, many don't realise they are jeopardising other people's safety as well as their own.

Good point, same thing about evacuating with all their hand luggage.

Interestingly, there are some countries where pretty much not a single customer cares about keeping their seatbelts on until they're at the gate. I'm always totally baffled if it goes 'Click' Click' 'click' throughout the entire cabin essentially one second after touching the runway

 

[Mike65]

Unless you're stretching the limits of the seatbelt (as many probably are nowadays) I can't even see why you would unbuckle. Maybe loosen a little, but it's virtually un-noticeable so what's the payoff?

 

[Berlin]

Unless you're stretching the limits of the seatbelt (as many probably are nowadays) I can't even see why you would unbuckle. Maybe loosen a little, but it's virtually un-noticeable so what's the payoff?

Rush. In countries where this is wide-spread, passengers then also jump up from their seats and scramble to be 5 second earlier at the overhead bins while the plane is still taxiing. Hint: Those countries are usually not know for their efficiency

 

[Daver6]

Unless you're stretching the limits of the seatbelt (as many probably are nowadays) I can't even see why you would unbuckle. Maybe loosen a little, but it's virtually un-noticeable so what's the payoff?

You get of the plane quicker. Everyone knows that

 

[Berlin]

You get of the plane quicker. Everyone knows that

Especially important for people in the back of the plane. The faster they jump up, the faster they get ejected

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Couldn't agree more. But for that very reason, I've never been a big fan of all the gimmicky safety movies that seem to attempt to outdo themselves with lots of action that is simply distracting from the actual message. As funny as some of them (remember the Air NZ ones with Gollum sneaking down the aisles? Gold...) might be- I actually think a clear and concise safety message would do. And who doesn't watch it and then doesn't remember how to put on the air masks, well that's Darwin for you

There's a fine balance here. Airlines want people to watch the video, so they try and make it interesting. And they change them so that people have fresh content and may be more inclined to watch.

Even if you only watch the safety demonstration the first time a new one airs, that's better than never watching one at all.

Can safety demonstrations go 'too far'? Probably. But it is a balance.

 

[RichardMEL]

Yes but "Your aircraft has great coffee too" so you can all relax .. no problems here whatsoever!

 

[Franky]

Problem is, many don't realise they are jeopardising other people's safety as well as their own. Here's a tip - don't unbuckle your seat belt 3 seconds after touchdown. We're still doing 150km/h 50ft above the ground in a 500 tonne aircraft with thousands of litres of fuel all around us and I don't want to have my neck broken as your corpse flies through the cabin and hits me in the back of the head.

Had that happen on an internal flight in the US a few weeks ago when a couple of Chinese blokes clicked off and rose to pull their bags from the lockers seconds after the nose wheel hit the ground. A short and terse command over the PA from the CSM pulled them into line...