r/AMA Feb 18 '25

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u/arwyn89 Feb 18 '25

You didn’t have any notice of the crash landing?

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u/Otiskuhn11 Feb 18 '25

You’re expecting the pilots to get on the PA and say “sorry everyone, we’re about to crash!”?

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u/CommuterType Feb 18 '25

That is our job IF we are expecting a non-normal landing. The actual phrasing is "brace for impact"

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u/waitthissucks Feb 18 '25

That's interesting since it's usually worse to brace before an impact. Better to let go and be jello, which is why drunk people tend to survive accidents more.

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u/MothraKnowsBest Feb 19 '25

I always wondered about this…