Penerbangan Terancam saat Penumpang Bergoyang Harlem Shake
Aviation Danger when Passengers Jumping Up & Down - the Harlem Shake
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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FAA sedang menyelidiki insiden dalam penerbangan dari Denver ke San Diego ketika beban pesawat bertambah, ketika seluruh penumpang melakukan joget fenomenal Harlem Shake di dalam kabin saat pesawat mengudara.
Video direkam pada penerbangan Frontier yang memperlihatkan penumpang melompat naik dan turun di tengah penerbangan akibat virus dari tarian tersebut - Shake Harlem.
Sementara video yang diputar di YouTube dan telah disaksikan lebih dari 450.000, pakar keselamatan penerbangan mengingatkan kekhawatiran bahwa aksi yang ´tidak lucu´ tersebut dapat membahayakan seluruh penumpang pesawat.
Aksi joget bersama diprakarsai oleh Colorado College Ultimate Frisbee Team yang sedang dalam perjalanan ke sebuah turnamen di San Diego untuk merayakan Hari Presiden.
Entah bagaimana mereka berhasil meyakinkan sesama penumpang dari segala usia untuk bangun dan mengangkat tangan mereka untuk mengikuti irama musik dari DJ Baauer.
Video dimulai dengan aksi seorang penari di lorong pesawat. Ketika irama musik melonjak hampir semua penumpang pesawat bergabung berguncang-guncang dalam pesawat termasuk seseorang dengan kostum pisang dan lainnya lagimengenakan topeng Abraham Lincoln.
Juru bicara Allen Kenitzer mengkonfirmasi, Kamis, FAA sedang menyelidiki dan sangat serius untuk untuk mengkonfirmasi bagaimana hal itu bisa terjadi.
Menurut pakar penerbangan Glen Winn, melakukan semacam lelucon pada ketinggian 30.000 kaki atau 9,14 kilometer dari atas tanah dapat menimbulkan masalah keamanan dan terlarang dilakukan.
"Ini membuat saya penasaran, kenapa awak kabin membiarkan para penumpang melakukan hal itu terjadi," katanya kepada 10News .
Winn mengatakan ada beberapa masalah keamanan yang serius bagi mereka di pesawat, termasuk hilangnya tekanan udara.
"Anda memiliki masalah keseimbangan berat badan dan ketika banyak orang yang bergerak bersama di di dalam pesawat terbang, tindakan itu berpotensi membuat pesawat kehilangan kendali dan sangat, sangat berbahaya," katanya.
Video direkam oleh sophomore Matt Zelin yang mengklaim, mereka tidak melakukan sesuatu yang salah dan telah meminta izin kepada pilot sebelum bergoyang bersama.
"Saya tidak melihat ada alasan mengapa ini harus menyebabkan masalah. Kami sudah meminta izin awak kabin dan mereka mengatakan aman," katanya kepada surat kabar mahasiswa Universitas Colorado Catalyst The.
Juru bicara Frontier Airlines mengatakan bahwa semua langkah-langkah keamanan yang diikuti dan tanda sabuk pengaman itu mati saat menari bersama.
THE FAA is investigating an incident on a flight from Denver to San Diego when an entire plane load of passengers took part in a mid-air flash mob.
Video shot on the Frontier flight shows passengers jumping up and down mid-flight to the latest viral dance craze - the Harlem Shake.
While the video has gone viral with more than 450,000 views on YouTube, safety experts have voiced concerns that the prank unnecessarily put the entire plane in jeopardy.
The flash mob was organized by members of the Colorado College Ultimate Frisbee Team who were on their way to a tournament in San Diego over President´s Day weekend.
Somehow they managed to convince fellow passengers of all ages to get up and pump their fists to the dance tune by DJ Baauer.
The video starts with a signature lone dancer in the aisle of the plane. As the beat rises to a crescendo, almost all of the plane´s passengers join the freaky dancing, including one guy dressed as a banana and another person wearing an Abraham Lincoln mask.
Spokesman Allen Kenitzer confirmed on Thursday that the FAA is investigating and are particularly keen to confirm what phase the flight was in during the dancing in the aisles.
According to aviation expert Glen Winn, carrying out such a prank at 30,000 feet raises safety concerns and isn’t advisable.
‘It´s evident to me that one, the crew lost control in the cabin… I´m just amazed the crew let this happen,’ he told 10News.
Winn said there were several serious safety concerns for those on the plane, including loss of pressurization.
‘You have a weight and balance issue because that many people moving around in an aircraft, you could have the plane potentially losing control and its very, very dangerous,’ he said.
The video was shot by sophomore Matt Zelin who claims they didn’t do anything wrong and had checked with staff before carrying out the prank.
‘I don´t see there being any reason why this should cause any trouble. We asked the staff and they said it was safe,’ he told Colorado College student newspaper The Catalyst.
A Frontier Airlines spokeswoman has said that all safety measures were followed and the seat belt sign was off at the time that the dance was recorded.
