bdk wrote:
There were comments from at least two passengers about seat belts not working properly (one not latching at all) and that the passengers received no briefing on how to even latch and properly adjust the military style seat belts (different than airliner belts). The passengers also said they were not briefed on what to do in case of an emergency.
I have to admit it, when I rode with them in the early 90s, I never got any instructions of any kind on any of my bomber rides. I had studied emergency procedures from WW2 and talked with lot so vets about those things, so if something had gone wrong there, I'd have had a better than fighting chance than a random person who'd never read up on it. But it was something I never forgot, especially after this crash.
Now all that said, maybe the crew figured I'd ridden in such planes before then? But that shouldn't matter.
In the late 90s and after, I saw CF crews do briefs with paying passengers
every time I bothered to stop and watch, though.
bdk wrote:
I was concerned by the fact that all the passenger stories seemed to pretty much be aligned and using the exact same terminology as if they had been coached (or written by the same attorney).
You nailed it there. I deal with plaintiff attorneys (for car crashes) often on my day job and that's
exactly how it works.