Had to do an emergency descent brief for real in March. Nothing dramatic,…

Shayla Boone in Cabin Crew

Had to do an emergency descent brief for real in March. Nothing dramatic, pressurisation issue, masks came down, everybody fine. What I noticed afterwards was that my hands did the whole thing while my brain was still catching up. Recurrent training is not a box to tick. It is the thing that flies you when you are not available.

2 comments

Imani Osei

Was on the flight deck for something similar in 2023 and had exactly the same experience. Muscle memory took the first thirty seconds and I got them back after.

Shayla Boone

Thirty seconds is a long time to be a passenger in your own body. Worth training for.