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Passengers with disabilities say they want to remain in wheelchairs

Old 3rd Aug 2022, 14:30
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Passengers with disabilities say they want to remain in wheelchairs

I've seen a few X'fers in my travels since retiring, but never a "drop" maybe this guy has a point?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...airs-1.6536252
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Old 3rd Aug 2022, 14:42
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Technically attaching a wheelchair to the seat rail is feasible or to some specialist mounting point but the seat itself, once fitted, would then become an aircraft component subject to all reg's that go with that, fire standards, G loading, traceability etc. Unless there is a way round that.
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Old 3rd Aug 2022, 16:36
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Originally Posted by sandringham1
Technically attaching a wheelchair to the seat rail is feasible or to some specialist mounting point but the seat itself, once fitted, would then become an aircraft component subject to all reg's that go with that, fire standards, G loading, traceability etc. Unless there is a way round that.
Surely, exempting wheelchairs from that requirement could be done at the stroke of a pen.
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Typically mobility chairs are wider than the 17/19" allowances on most seat arrangements nowdays...wonder how that can be accomodated?
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Old 4th Aug 2022, 10:47
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Apart from any regulatory issues, and the technicalities of securing a wheel chair to the seat rails, the other major issue would be the requirement for the seats to be removed in the first place...depending on the location, say two, but, more realistically, three for comfort and access, rows. The number of seats would be variable, but, you would expect a lot of airline resistance to removing rows of seats just for one pax, however well deserving their carriage may be.

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Originally Posted by ShyTorque
Surely, exempting wheelchairs from that requirement could be done at the stroke of a pen.
Exempting a wheelchair from the G requirements would potentially put not only the occupant, but also other passengers, at increased risk in an accident/incident.
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Tiny lav-capable onboard wheelchairs are nothing to spend the duration of the flight in.
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Old 4th Aug 2022, 17:57
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I thought I'd seen a couple of sugestions of how to carry wheelchirs recently. This is the only one I've found and I make no comment simply report this Priestman Goode
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