Do you prefer to have the window blind on a plane open, closed or halfway? That’s an easy question for cabin crew. They like to have the blinds open, especially for take-off and landing. In fact, the blinds have to be open during take-off and landing. And you’ll definitely hear about it if you leave them closed! The reason?
Your safety!
Don’t worry, it’s not just you that has to deal with cabin crew stressing about the window blinds. The window blinds on every plane always have to be open during take-off and landing, whether it’s dark outside or blinding sunlight. It’s for your own safety. If anything happens during take-off and landing - the most risky stages of every flight - then your eyes will already be used to the dark or the light outside, and you’ll be able to react more quickly. That’s also the reason why the lights in the cabin are dimmed for take-off and landing.
To the rescue
Another reason is that the cabin crew want to be able to see out during take-off and landing. If something goes wrong, then they can see if there is a problem with the engines or wings. And if the aircraft needs to be evacuated, you can see which side is safe to disembark from. This information can also be passed on to the pilots in the co*ckpit and the emergency services outside. Emergency services also prefer the window blinds to be open, so that the fire service can see immediately if there is smoke or fire on board.
Keep the blinds open
So now you know, it’s always a good idea to keep the blinds open. And it can also make your journey more interesting, because you’ll get a great view of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the rest of the Netherlands. Unless it’s dark outside or too cloudy. In that case, you won’t be able to see a lot and you may as well close your eyes for a well-deserved powernap until the plane starts its descent. Then it’s time to open your eyes, and of course, the window blind.
The most crucial reason why cabin crew requires window shades to be open during taxi
taxi
Taxiing (rarely spelled taxying) is the movement of an aircraft on the ground, under its own power, in contrast to towing or pushback where the aircraft is moved by a tug.
"Raising your window shade during takeoff and landing makes it easier for the flight attendants to assess any exterior hazards, like fire or debris, that might interfere with an emergency evacuation," pilot Patrick Smith of AskThePilot.com tells Travel + Leisure.
“From a safety standpoint, open shades help improve situational awareness,” says a rep from the Flight Safety Foundation. “For example, during an emergency evacuation, flight attendants or passengers need to be able to see outside to determine whether it's safe to open and use an emergency exit.
Johnson said the windows don't open during a flight because "the limitation on that is less than 160 knots (184 mph)." She added: "Theoretically, because of the pressure, I can't try to open the window at cruising altitude. It won't let me. I won't have the strength to [do so]."
In many cases, that floor-level lighting relies on glow-in-the-dark technology made from photoluminescent materials, ensuring that it will still work if the plane's power is out. Dimming the cabin lights for takeoff and landing makes it easier to spot these in the event of an incident.
The Pacific Ocean is a massive body of water that will require an extremely large amount of fuel to fly across. Rather than flying directly across the Pacific Ocean, most commercial flights take curved routes because they are actually shorter than shooting straight across a distance.
Why is airplane mode required while flying in the U.S.? It's a safety thing. Cell phones—as well as laptops, handheld gaming systems, e-readers and other devices—emit radio waves that can affect navigation and radar equipment as well as cause interference in pilots' headsets. Also, it's U.S. law.
The first reason is your safety. If anything happens during a take-off or landing, your eyes will already be used to the day or night light outside, thus you will be able to react more quickly. Another reason for keeping the blinds open is visibility of aircraft outside.
The window can only be opened if the plane is at a low enough altitude and unpressurized; the mechanism requires the window to slide inwards and then back, which would be impossible to do while the plane is pressurized.
Aerodynamic altitude: If a commercial airliner flies too high, it will encounter less dense air passing over the wings to create lift. This can cause the plane to stall and fall out of control. Depending on the weather conditions and aircraft weight, this can occur anywhere between 40,000 and 45,000 feet.
During takeoff, air accelerated behind the prop (known as the slipstream) follows a corkscrew pattern. As it wraps itself around the fuselage of your plane, it hits the left side of your aircraft's tail, creating a yawing motion, and making the aircraft yaw left.
Landing lights are lights, mounted on aircraft, that illuminate the terrain and runway ahead during takeoff and landing, as well as being used as a collision avoidance measure against other aircraft and bird strikes. Landing lights must be activated when the aircraft is under 10,000 feet in altitude.
Some advantages to flying at night include airports that are easier to find with lighted runways, and instruments that are easier to scan with well-illuminated dials. One tip when in the pattern is to use square patterns with a relatively wide base. This will give you time to judge the final turn and landing approach.
Similarly , the cabin crew insist on closing the window shades at night (during cruise). This is usually done to make the passengers comfortable and accustomed with the lighting outside the aircraft. During emergencies the time available for the passengers to react is very less.
Unlocked seats can injure you or the person behind you
But when not fully upright, even by just a hair, the seat could jerk forward or backward with tremendous force and velocity, causing injury not only to the passenger in that seat but also to anyone behind them.
“So while it may seem logical to think that the armrest should remain up in order to make it easier for you to evacuate, the opposite is actually true as the force of the armrest hitting your back could possibly render you immobile altogether.”
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