Professional Pilot Roasts TikTokers Giving Fake Advice On How To Survive Plane Crash

By Annie N. in Education On 18th August 2021
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Some TIkToker’s like to give shocking, interesting or newsworthy opinions and tidbits in 15 to 30 seconds. This means that their information is usually watered down to the bare minimum at best and completely wrong at worst.

Pilot Kelsey however has had enough of it all and decided to put a stop to all this or at least debunk the myths that have been flying around.

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The Tiktoker in question was claiming that the brace position was in fact dangerous and that it'll break your back. She also claimed that airlines were asking passengers to brace because it would be easier to deal with dead passengers rather than planning for their recovery or compensating them should they survive.

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This misinformation was not only incorrect but also potentially dangerous. Pilot Kelsey said that her method of sitting with the back straight might save the back but cause irreparable brain damage or death should it suffer trauma. This is why the brace position is designed to protect the head at all costs.

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“You can break your back and survive. It literally happens all the time. But you know what’s harder to survive? A projectile going through your head.”

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The second video was of another TikToker claiming yet again that airlines did want their passengers to die saying that every seat was crafted using, “metal frames, tiny screws, double-sided tape and velcro, and zip ties”, claiming that those seats “wouldn’t even withstand a car crash”.

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Pilot Kelsey responded with, “Great news: most pilots don’t get into car accidents while we’re flying a plane… Planes have so many backup systems specifically to avoid a crash. But if that plane were to crash, let’s say, into a mountain. You can put the fanciest car seat you want on it, and guess what? Probably not going to matter.”

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At the end of the day we think it’s best to always take the word of a professional over that of a teenage TikToker trying to get views on the internet.