Travel - 16 December 2007

I'm wanting a nice hotel in the KC area - good food, a relaxing spa for massage/pampering, shopping nearby. I want to make "her" birthday a wonderful experience.

2007-12-16 11:28:05 · 2 answers · asked by Aiden 6 in Kansas City

If so, when?

2007-12-16 11:12:31 · 4 answers · asked by ♥michele♥ 7 in San Antonio

I know average temps for Jan & Feb in Vegas. Day temps don't bother me. What I really want to know is if it gets bone chilling cold at night when one is walking around the strip and from bar to bar. Thanks

2007-12-16 11:08:03 · 6 answers · asked by j_cartas 1 in Las Vegas

NTSB;
CONCLUSIONS

1. On average, an evacuation for the study cases occurred every 11 days. An average of 336,328 departures occurred every 11 days in 1998 by scheduled aircraft operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121.

2. In the 46 study cases, 92 percent (2,614) of the 2,846 occupants on board were uninjured, and 8 percent (232) were injured.

3. The Federal Aviation Administration does not evaluate the emergency evacuation capabilities of transport-category airplanes with fewer than 44 passenger seats or the emergency evacuation capabilities of air carriers operating commuter-category and transport-category airplanes with fewer than 44 passenger seats. In the interest of providing one level of safety, all passenger-carrying commercial airplanes and air carriers should be required to demonstrate emergency evacuation capabilities.

4. Adequate research has not been conducted to determine the appropriate exit row width on commercial airplanes.

5. In general, passengers in the Safety Board's study cases were able to access airplane exits without difficulty, except for the Little Rock, Arkansas, accident that occurred on June 1, 1999, in which interior cabin furnishings became dislodged and were obstacles to some passengers' access to exits.

6. Emergency lighting systems functioned as intended in the 30 evacuation cases investigated in detail.

7. In 43 of the 46 evacuation cases in the Safety Board's study, floor level exit doors were opened without difficulty.

8. Passengers continue to have problems opening overwing exits and stowing the hatch. The manner in which the exit is opened and the hatch is stowed is not intuitively obvious to passengers nor is it easily depicted graphically.

9. Most passengers seated in exit rows do not read the safety information provided to assist them in understanding the tasks they may need to perform in the event of an emergency evacuation, and they do not receive personal briefings from flight attendants even though personal briefings can aid passengers in their understanding of the tasks that they may be called upon to perform.

10. On some Fokker airplanes, flight attendants are seated too far from their assigned primary exit to provide immediate assistance to passengers who attempt to evacuate through the exit.

11. Overall, in 37 percent (7 of 19) of the evacuations with slide deployments in the Safety Board's study cases, there were problems with at least one slide. A slide problem in 37 percent of the evacuations in which slides were deployed is unacceptable for a safety system.

12. The majority of serious evacuation-related injuries in the Safety Board's study cases, excluding the Little Rock, Arkansas, accident, occurred at airplane door and overwing exits without slides.

13. Pilots are not receiving consistent guidance, particularly in flight operations and safety manuals, on when to evacuate an airplane.

14. Passengers benefit from precautionary safety briefings just prior to emergency occurrences.

15. Limiting exit use during evacuations in the Safety Board's study was not in accordance with the respective air carrier's existing evacuation procedures. At a minimum, all available floor level exits that are not blocked by a hazard should be used during an evacuation.

16. Evacuations involving slide use could be delayed if passengers sit at exits before boarding a slide or if crew commands do not direct passengers how to get onto a slide.

17. Without hands-on training specific to the airplane types that frequent their airports, aircraft rescue and firefighting personnel may be hindered in their ability to quickly and efficiently assist during evacuations.

18. Communication and coordination problems continue to exist between flight crews and flight attendants during airplane evacuations. Joint exercises for flight crews and flight attendants on evacuation have proven effective in resolving these problems.

19. Despite efforts and various techniques over the years to improve passenger attention to safety briefings, a large percentage of passengers continue to ignore preflight safety briefings. Also, despite guidance in the form of Federal Aviation Administration advisory circulars, many air carrier safety briefing cards do not clearly communicate safety information to passengers.

20. Passengers' efforts to evacuate an airplane with their carry-on baggage continue to pose a problem for flight attendants and are a serious risk to a successful evacuation of an airplane. Techniques on how to handle passengers who do not listen to flight attendants' instructions need to be addressed.

21. Unwarranted evacuations following Boeing 727 auxiliary power unit (APU) torching continue to exist despite past efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration to address this issue.

22. Evacuations continue to occur that are hampered by inefficient communication. Current evacuation communication would be significantly enhanced by the installation of independently powered evacuation alarms on all newly manufactured transport-category airplanes.

23. The frequency of false indications on the two regional airplanes in the Safety Board's study cases-the Saab 340 and the Canadair Regional Jet-is too high. There are insufficient data, however, to determine if the frequency of false smoke indications is peculiar to the two regional airplanes in the Safety Board's study or if the problem is more widespread.

24. Air carriers do not always make reports to the FAA SDR system, or reports are inadequate, to identify the extent of component problems or failures.

SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS

As a result of this safety study, the National Transportation Safety Board made the following safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration:

1.a Require all newly certificated commercial airplanes to meet the evacuation demonstration requirements prescribed in Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 25, regardless of the number of passenger seats on the airplane.

1.b Require all commercial operators to meet the partial evacuation demonstration requirements prescribed in Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121, regardless of the number of passenger seats on the airplane.

2. Conduct additional research that examines the effects of different exit row widths, including 13 inches and 20 inches, on exit hatch removal and egress at Type III exits. The research should use an experimental design that reliably reflects actual evacuations through Type III (self help) exits on commercial airplanes.

3. Issue a final rule on exit row width at Type III (self help) exits based on the research described in Safety Recommendation (forthcoming).

4. Require Type III overwing (self help) exits on newly manufactured aircraft to be easy and intuitive to open and have automatic hatch stowage out of the egress path.

5. Require air carriers to provide all passengers seated in exit rows in which a qualified crewmember is not seated a preflight personal briefing on what to do in the event the exit may be needed.

6. Require flight attendants on Fokker 28 and Fokker 100 airplanes to be seated adjacent to their assigned primary exit. (This recommendation may be revised)

7. Review the 6-foot height requirement for exit assist means to determine if 6 feet continues to be the appropriate height below which an assist means is not needed. This review should include, at a minimum, an examination of injuries sustained during evacuations.

8. Require flight operations manuals and safety manuals to include on abnormal and emergency procedures checklists a checklist item that directs flight crews to initiate or consider emergency evacuation in all emergencies that could reasonably require an airplane evacuation (for example, cabin fire or engine fire).

9. Review air carriers' procedures to ensure that for those situations in which crews anticipate an eventual evacuation, adequate guidance is given both to pilots and flight attendants on providing passengers with precautionary safety briefings.

10. Review air carrier training programs to ensure that evacuation procedures call, at a minimum, for evacuation through all available floor level exits that are not blocked by a hazard.

11. Review air carrier procedures and training programs to ensure that the commands used for slide evacuations are consistent with the commands used for slide evacuations during certification.

12. Establish a task force to address the issue of providing periodic hands-on familiarization training, or the equivalent, for aircraft rescue and firefighting personnel at all 14 CFR Part 139 certified airports on each airplane type that serves the airport on a scheduled basis.

13. Require air carriers to conduct periodic joint evacuation exercises involving flight crews and flight attendants.

14. Conduct research and explore creative and effective methods that use state-of-the-art technology to convey safety information to passengers. The presented information should include a demonstration of all emergency evacuation procedures, such as how to open the emergency exits and exit the aircraft, including how to use the slides.

15. Require minimum comprehension testing for safety briefing cards.

16. Develop advisory material to address ways to minimize the problems associated with carry-on luggage during evacuations.

17. Require air carriers that operate Boeing 727s to include in the auxiliary power unit (APU) procedures instructions, when passengers are on board, that the flight crew will make a public address announcement about APU starts immediately prior to starting the APU. (This recommendation may be revised)

18. Require all newly manufactured transport-category airplanes operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 to be equipped with independently powered evacuation alarm systems operable from each crewmember station, and establish procedures and provide training to flight crews and flight attendants regarding the use of such systems.

19. Document the extent of false indications for cargo smoke detectors on all airplanes and improve the reliability of the detectors.

2007-12-16 11:05:22 · 4 answers · asked by stuttgart 3 in Air Travel

So we are going to vegas this week( we live about 2 hours away) and we are bringing our 3 month old daughter with us. We will be staying a circus circus which is a more family friendly hotel. I would like to find out any smoke free places we can go to that we can enjoy as a family. We are not into the partying scene, or gambling ( daddy might gamble a little a night when baby and i are in the room). We have fun any where we go as a family so any advice would be great. Also how is the weather right now, is it to cold to walk down the strip and take in the views.

Thank for all your help.

2007-12-16 10:50:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Las Vegas

2 people

2007-12-16 10:44:13 · 9 answers · asked by pinkaholic51385 1 in Jamaica

I loved watching Sumo during my 6 moths in Sapporo. I've been having trouble finding Sumo DVD's that can play in region 1 DVD players.

Anyone know where I can get good quality Sumo on DVD?

thanks.

2007-12-16 10:41:36 · 3 answers · asked by VN-Cop 7 in Japan

I saw a commercial and looked at a few websites and it looked nice, but I wondered what others who have actually been there think of it. Did you like your trip there? Are there affordable things to do as well as high-end things to do? Anything else you want to add?

2007-12-16 10:36:14 · 8 answers · asked by Nick 2 in Puerto Rico

2007-12-16 10:29:36 · 6 answers · asked by magdalena u 1 in Other - Australia

ok so im born on january 14, 1995, and i was wonder if that makes a differance in my chinese animal. anyone got a clue?

2007-12-16 10:27:10 · 2 answers · asked by **that girl** 1 in China

2007-12-16 10:24:06 · 1 answers · asked by abdullahakari1 1 in San Antonio

I will be making a stop from a fly and have around 6 hours to spare in Los Angeles. What can we do in that time? Is possible to go to any famous place?

2007-12-16 10:15:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Los Angeles

what do you do with chinese paper cuts? my friend gave them to me.

2007-12-16 10:08:35 · 16 answers · asked by rika 3 in China

I'm thinking of a road trip through mexico with a small truck and light camper

2007-12-16 09:55:51 · 7 answers · asked by Bobincan 2 in Other - Mexico

i'm going on a three night four day cruise this saturday coming up...what should i bring?

2007-12-16 09:51:49 · 5 answers · asked by mike 2 in Packing & Preparation

i ASK A FEW ? and i feel like alot of englishers r out there

2007-12-16 09:46:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - United Kingdom

2007-12-16 09:40:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in China

i need to know theese prices
4.oo$
11.00$
their in europen money but what is it in american

2007-12-16 09:30:03 · 4 answers · asked by fashion_dive_icon07 1 in Other - Europe

dont wanna spend an arm and a leg

2007-12-16 09:29:13 · 2 answers · asked by fancypantsy 3 in Other - United States

2007-12-16 09:08:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Detroit

I am going to the domincan in a week. I am a white male, with dirty blond hair and fairly white skin. Should I tan at a tanning salon before i go to the island. I do usually burn, but thats only if i stay in the sun for a long time with no sunscreen. I dont have that much money to spare so I will only go if I must.... I dont want to ruin my trip. People with this experience help me out. Is it that much better to tan before?

2007-12-16 09:07:45 · 4 answers · asked by shubba008 2 in Other - Caribbean

2007-12-16 09:00:53 · 8 answers · asked by Brian 3 in Cruise Travel

2007-12-16 08:58:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Denver

2007-12-16 08:48:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Packing & Preparation

what is china's main sport!?!?!?

2007-12-16 08:35:28 · 12 answers · asked by HELP ME!!!! 1 in China

ziggy, dean,kim or steve

2007-12-16 08:30:53 · 2 answers · asked by DJ KO 1 in Manchester

Ok so i live in south florida and for a gift im going to NY in january. Obviously its going to be cold up there so i wanted to know what i should wear and were i could get winter clothes in florida because its not cold at all down here!!

2007-12-16 08:29:10 · 6 answers · asked by bffs789562 4 in New York City

2007-12-16 08:29:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cuba

Because of your trip to any of Disney Parks has your family:
A)Gotten closer
B)Gotten more separated
C)You don't know
D)Nothing has happened

2007-12-16 08:26:12 · 3 answers · asked by iPodPink00 3 in Other - United States

I posted a question two months ago about how I had not seen my husband in over 3 weeks. Shortly after that post, my husband and I were reconnected. At first I was very happy, especially to find out that I had NOT been abandoned. But for the last few weeks, I find myself still very, very, very ANGRY at him for all the stuff that he has put me through in this first year of marriage. It's like some days I love him, and then the next day, I hate him! Alot of the issues that I am angry about have not been resolved! In the past, I have told him about these matters, and he doesn't seem to see the signifance of them. Since we've been reconnected, I have not told him that I am still resentful and angry with him. It's eating me up; but I am pretty sure that if I said anything, he would again not consider these matters as significant. I find that the anger is growing and growing; and what I do now is I just try to avoid him on a day when I'm angry so that I won't explode.

2007-12-16 08:13:56 · 33 answers · asked by ? 3 in Lebanon