Originally Posted by
squib
Do you think before you type? The mask can come off just as quickly and also at the same time as your headset. People who can’t push the fire push button during a v1 cut maybe shouldn’t be flying 121. It doesn’t matter if your headset comes out of the mic jack in a situation that requires you to don the o2 mask because you won’t be needing your headset. Just wear whatever your employer tells you to do or sit home.
My last airline had a smoke event on takeoff maybe 7 or 8 years ago. When safety asked the pilots about it both stated that communication was difficult to near impossible with FAs/ATC/each other (the FAs were the most difficult) while wearing the mask and not wearing a headset. That particular acft has a pretty loud flight deck.
Our manuals were changed to recommend putting your headset back on after doning the o2 mask.
I guess you have seen and experienced everything that can happen in aviation though so maybe I should back off right?
For the record I have no problem wearing a mask while public facing.