If youre already afraid of flying, prepare to be MORE afraid. Because according to a former commercial pilot, here are three things most pilots wont tell you . . . because they KNOW youll freak out..... 1. They take naps, even though its technically illegal in the U.S. And they do it ALL THE TIME, especially on long flights. Its even more common in the U.K., where it IS legal. Obviously the co-pilot stays awake though. 2. They cover the windshield with maps and newspapers when theyre flying into the sun. Especially on westbound flights in the late afternoon. In other words theyre flying BLIND. But you could say the same thing about flying at night. Obviously they dont need to physically see where theyre going. They still have their instruments. For example, they have something called a Traffic Collision Avoidance System. So if another plane gets too close, the pilot knows. 3. Sometimes theyre not allowed to dodge turbulence. The best way to avoid it is by talking to other pilots ahead of them. But even thats not very reliable. And if they have to fly too far off course to avoid it . . . they just WONT. The good news is that turbulence is almost never dangerous, and pilots dont avoid it for safety reasons . . . they only avoid it because they know it freaks you out.
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:00:01 +0000
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