Eps 1410: 8 Planes Secrets You Never Knew
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The pilot needs less time to get the plane to a safe altitude than an emergency oxygen mask when the plane runs out of oxygen. If a pilot tries to open a window in mid-air, he or she could be sucked out of the plane. Pilots will be trained to recognise this situation and flight attendants will try to persuade the pilot to open the door under duress.
Next time you're on a long flight, look for the locked door in front of the plane or the door disguised as a trash can. It is impossible to lock the aircraft's toilets, but there is a secret button that the flight crew can use if necessary. Passengers and flight attendants can do a number of fun things as they surf the aisles and food bowls as the plane takes off and lands.
The Environmental Protection Agency requires that all Aircraft has their water supply checked every year, but most attendants will tell you to avoid water on board at all costs. We found that if you try to join the Mile High Club the long queue of people who wait for the toilet will lose you and 9 out of ten times the passenger requests the attendant to intervene.
The idea of your plane being struck by lightning in mid-flight is one of the scariest things you can imagine flying. Even so, turning on the phone in flight does not cause the plane to crash, but using the phone in flight can get you in big trouble with cabin crew. If you're trying to sneak a corpse onto a plane, we've all heard it - perhaps you've heard about the Miami passenger who tried to board a flight with his mother dead.
The tray table next to your aircraft seat is one of the dirtiest things on your flight. It is cleaned every day by the "Ron" plane and remains active, flight attendant Sara Keagle told HuffPost.
In fact, the number of bacteria found in flushing toilets is more than eight times higher than the number of contaminated spots on planes. Most aircraft surfaces are cleaned before each flight. If you have family or friends on board, you can be sure that the aircraft are equipped with defibrillators and the flight crew are ready to use them if necessary.
There is a considerable amount of preparation and protocol that goes into air travel for both passengers and for staff. As a rule, flying an aircraft is a top priority for pilots.
Pilots and co-pilots must eat different meals - although not required by FAA - most airlines require their pilots and co-pilots to eat a different meal on the plane if one is spoiled.
Your cabin crew are paid while you are in the air. For reasons laid down in collective agreements, you may have heard that pilots and cabin crew are paid for every hour that the plane is in the air when airlines strike. But it turns out that flight attendants sleep just as much on the plane as the sleeping passengers. That's right, the time that flight attendants spend getting the plane ready for passengers, carrying out security checks and getting it into the air is unpaid.
Flight attendants must inspect the fins, flaps and moving parts of the wings of the aircraft so that they know where to go to get the best view. The wings are too slippery to walk on, so in the event of an emergency evacuation, flight personnel attach a rope to the aircraft and a small hook to the wing of the aircraft so that passengers can access the wings via an inflatable exit slide.
According to flight attendants, pilots and industry experts, here are a few secrets you've never known before. Next time you travel by plane, look for hidden details on the plane and see how many you can spot. In order to keep this to herself, the travelling lady told you that she does not drink aeroplane water. Here are fifteen flight secrets you should know on your next flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration employs more than 14,000 air traffic controllers to synchronize the flow of aircraft between the ground and the sky. This means using radar and other tools to determine which planes should take off, communicate with pilots about flight paths and weather and help them land safely their aircraft. At some point there are around 9,700 aircraft and 1.2 million people in the sky . At all times, Miller directs Air Force One and other VIPs from our country and abroad, as well as a number of commercial passenger jets from various Washington D.C. area airports to assist police, paramedics and helicopters, speed military fighter and military transport aircraft, and to look for suspicious aircraft in the city and special aviation rules in the area.
Flight attendants earn hourly wages but are no longer paid when the plane doors open, according to The Point Guy. "There are flight attendants who earn an hourly wage but are not paid as soon as the plane doors open," the Point Guys said.