What do pilots say before landing?
Thank you.” To indicate the landing clearance or final approach, the Captain will either make the following announcement and/or blink the No Smoking sign. “Flight attendants, prepare for landing please.” “Cabin crew, please take your seats for landing.”
Why do planes look slow when landing?
Jeez, all these fancy complicated answers… They appear to move so slowly because they ARE, simple. They fly at 500-600 mph (airliners) or 100-150 mph (light aircraft), but approach a runway at 1/4 to 1/3 that speed to avoid running off the far end or smoking their tires.
Why do planes just float?
The reason is sometimes “look like a plane is just floating in midair” is because that is what airplanes do. Airplanes have wings, which provide lift or “flotation”. In fact, if they are airliner size planes they are moving pretty fast.
Why do airplanes look still?
Aircraft may appear to stand still in the air if they are flying directly towards the observer or if they are flying slowly in strong headwind. Basically it’s the headwind. When the headwind is huge enough to create a lift but also greater or equal to the speed of the aircraft, it will look like it is standing still.
Why do some planes look like they’re not moving?
Clouds move or change shape. Our eye muscles are not good at keeping a steady gaze. As result our own movement adds or subtracts to perceived speed of the plane. A similar problem is statues seemingly moving or nodding at believers.
Can an airplane stand still in the air?
Techincally, there is only one way for the aircraft to remain hanging motionless in the air: if weight and lift cancel each other out perfectly, and at the same time thrust and drag cancel each other out too. But this is incredibly rare. To stay in the air and sustain its flight, an aircraft needs to be moving forward.
Why do planes turn after takeoff?
Answer: The sensation of slowing down is really one of slowing the rate of acceleration; this is due to reducing the thrust after takeoff to the climb setting. The sensation of “dropping” comes from the retraction of the flaps and slats. The rate of climb is reduced, causing it to feel like a descent.
Can a plane fly at 60000 feet?
Some aircraft can fly higher Concorde has been the only significant exception amongst commercial aircraft. It could fly up to 60,000 feet due to the increased lift generated when flying at much higher speeds. At low altitudes, drag would prevent it from reaching its high speeds.
What are pilots afraid of?
Smith lists exactly what it is that he is most afraid of due to lack of control. “I’d put lithium batteries fires, high-speed explosions, bird strikes that take out multiple engines, catastrophic mechanical malfunctions, and ground collisions at the top of my list,” the pilot said.
What countries are you not allowed to fly over?
Flights are advised to remain at 33,000 feet or higher over Afghanistan, for example. The other nations deemed dangerous are Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Mali.
What are the chances of being in a plane crash?
The likelihood of dying in a plane crash (or even being in one, fatal or otherwise) is basically non-existent. According to 2015 statistics from The Economist, the probability of your plane going down is around one in 5.4 million.
Which airline crashes the most?
It lists accidents by date, airline and by type. American Airlines Flight 587. Of course a simple number says nothing about how safe a particular airline is. Cubana Airlines has the worst fatal accident record, with eight fatal events in 320,000 flights.
Which airline has the most crashes in history?
The greatest number of fatalities involving one aircraft occurred in 1985 when 520 people died in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123. The most fatalities in any aviation accident in history occurred during 1977 in the Tenerife airport disaster when 583 people were killed when two Boeing 747s collided on a runway.
What kills you in a helicopter crash?
For the same reason a car crash can kill you. Blunt force trauma, the helicopter breaks up, etc. Originally Answered: What causes death in a helicopter crash? Heart attack, ruptured aorta, head trauma, burning alive, crushing…