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Like many other aircraft procedures, carpet lights and landing are primarily performed for security reasons that pilot and the outline of the flight satellite below.
If you think you have a lot to move on to your contradictory list, just imagine how many elements there are on the pilot checklists. Yes, it’s a plural. According to Air Canada, even before the airplane in the air, pilots have three checklists to cover: “Before starting”, “after the start” and “before the carpet”. Although passengers are not associated with most list lists, we notice some of them. For example, have you ever wondered why the carpet lights are dim during the carpet and landing, regardless of the time of the day? I have. Frankly, it often annoys me, especially if I read a book or flight log. Well, we asked a couple of experts, and here’s what they have to say about how to leave passengers in the dark. Warning of Spoiler: It’s not just about saving electricity.
According to Air Tahiti Nui Chief Pilot Agnes Chantre, it is important to dim the cabin lights as it allows passengers to adapt to the darkness. “When you want to see the stars at night, your eyes take time to adjust after that Travel + Leisure; “This procedure is to shorten the time.” Of course, my next question is why our eyes need to be able to adapt quickly in flight? The answer to this question is the preparation of urgent evacuation, especially when the power is lost.
Paula S. Adams, a flight attendant that previously worked on the Etihad Airways before going privately, says T+L that the cabin lights are primarily done for passenger safety, not for passenger comfort. “Carpet and landing are the most critical flight stages of most incidents,” says Adams. “If an emergency (accident, rising, evacuation), passengers and crew must be able to see quickly outdoors and adapt quickly.” Indeed, according to the latest data reported by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is 350 airlines worldwide, more than half (53 %) of airplane accidents occur at the time of landing. After landing, the most dangerous times, statistically speaking, are rug, approach and initial climbing. Cruise, when the airplane is mid -air, accounts for only 4.6 percent. Accidents.
However, despite the recent Air India Flight 171 accident, airplane crashes are quite rare. Based on statistics, IATA says you needed to fly 365 days a year for more than 100,000 years before you find yourself in a fatal accident. Meanwhile, data analyzed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that about every 13.7 million. Passenger access to the accident is threatened with only one of the $ 13.7 million. Passengers. Still, airlines are too careful.
Adams says that the cabin lights dim during the rise and during the landing also reduce the internal glare on the windows. “This allows crew and passengers to see the dangers such as fire, smoke, garbage, etc.” And when the bulbs are dimmed, it is easier to see visual clues inside the aircraft, including the markers of the emergency floor, which are illuminated by photoluminescent strips. Finally, the diminishing of the lights of the carpet and landing salon helps to preserve the energy, although it is a minimum amount. “In some types of aircraft, especially in older ones, or in certain situations such as low power or spare power regime, reducing the number of minor loads during and landing helps prioritize systems that are very important for flight safety,” Adams explains.
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