dnewton3
Staff member
The irony is that the NTSB and NHSTA would (rightfully) advise us that having a child in a properly designed and secured seat is a must for safety. But the FAA? Naaawwwwww - it's only a suggestion.
I'm sure folks like Astro and other pilots here can attest, but I don't have to live through a bad experience to learn from it.
Just google "airline cabin turbulence" and see what stories and videos come up. People have been killed, knocked unconscious, and seriously injured not being belted in while seated. And yet some person thinks he/she/it/they/? can hold her child safely in an emergency or turbulent event? Generally I think anything that is unsecured is a risk; laptops, small kids, etc. It's just as easy for a child to come out of the parent (caregiveer) grasp and be hurt, and also potentially injur others, as any other small object of mass.
It's time the FAA step up and do the right thing; a seat for every soul is a must. The thing is that it will be difficult to delineate the necessities of coming out of the seat for diaper changes, breast feeding, etc. At least if people have to pay for the seat they would be likely to use it.
I'm sure folks like Astro and other pilots here can attest, but I don't have to live through a bad experience to learn from it.
Just google "airline cabin turbulence" and see what stories and videos come up. People have been killed, knocked unconscious, and seriously injured not being belted in while seated. And yet some person thinks he/she/it/they/? can hold her child safely in an emergency or turbulent event? Generally I think anything that is unsecured is a risk; laptops, small kids, etc. It's just as easy for a child to come out of the parent (caregiveer) grasp and be hurt, and also potentially injur others, as any other small object of mass.
It's time the FAA step up and do the right thing; a seat for every soul is a must. The thing is that it will be difficult to delineate the necessities of coming out of the seat for diaper changes, breast feeding, etc. At least if people have to pay for the seat they would be likely to use it.