Quello che (tu pensi che) i piloti non ti dicano

Noi esseri umani abbiamo in genere la predisposizione ad avere, ogni qualvolta ce ne venga data l’occasione, delle manie di complottismo…

Se c’e’ qualcosa cioe’ che influisce in modo negativo sui nostri piani, anche quando ci viene data una spiegazione, tendiamo a pensare che ci stiano dicendo delle bugie e che “ci sia sotto qualcosa di piu’ grande”…

Nulla di piu’ presente nel mondo dell’aviazione civile!

Quante volte hai sentito, a causa di ritardi, disservizi, situazioni particolari, delle spiegazioni da parte del personale di bordo che hai ritenuto assolutamente false?

Allora te lo dico in piena trasparenza ed onesta’, sta a te credermi o meno…

Gli equipaggi non hanno NESSUN motivo di mentirti o di prenderti in giro! Quel che vi viene detto e’ la verita’!! 

A volte viene fatto in maniera un po’ maldestra, lo ammetto (ma facciamo i piloti, non i diplomatici!); spesso purtroppo i disservizi vengono causati da un insieme di fattori a volte molto “tecnici” e difficili da spiegare a chi non e’ del mestiere, e un semplice annuncio a bordo lascia spesso spazio a dubbie interpretazioni…

Ma il lavoro del pilota e’ portarti da A a B, in massima sicurezza e massima efficienza… alla fine del mese e' pagato per questo… se il passeggero e’ contento, volera’ di nuovo con la sua Compagnia e lui potra'  continuare a ricevere uno stipendio… 

Se la tua giornata si allunga di 3-4 ore a causa di un problema o di un disservizio, sappi che si allunga anche la sua… che motivo avrebbe di inventarsi i “giochetti”?

La prossima volta, a bordo, in caso di ritardi, disservizi, problemi, ricorda che sia tu che l’equipaggio siete alleati per giungere allo stesso scopo: arrivare a destinazione!!!

Vola senza paura!

False Myths

   
    In many years of commercial aviation, I've heard tons of false myths.. Let's have a look at the most common ones!

Fear of flying: the best way to survive a plane trip

Check in done, boarding pass in your hand, security checks performed... you really hoped this time never came... Leisure, work, or for whatever reason, now it's time to board that damn plane!

Every person experiencing fear for flight lives his "tragedy" in a very personal way, and for this reason it is impossible to give a generic help guideline.

What I can tell you for sure, and I hope this can help you,  is: Do not be ashamed of your discomfort! You are absolutely not the only one, you are not a wimp, you are not ridiculous... If you look around, while you wait in front of the gate, just realize that you are surrounded by dozens of people in the same sort of mood!

As soon as you get on board, whenever you can, talk to one of the flight attendants; let him/her know about your feeling, maybe even joking about it, or simply clearly stating the truth. There is nothing to be ashamed of, and you will actually see that the cabin crew will do their best to make you feel comfortable and with absolute discretion will "keep an eye" on you  during the flight.

Showing your apprehension is a lot more appreciated than being goofy and trying to hide it, without succeeding most of the times! 

Don't Worry Fly Happy!

WORK IN PROGRESS!

This blog is a translation from my original blog in Italian "Volasenzapaura".
Please be patient and allow me some time, as I work on this project in my (few) spare hours!

Here's a list of the next posts you can expect:

• Constantly under control
• Getting sick onboard
• Let's talk about fuel
• Airplane engines
• A bird's eye view
• Cabin pressurization
• Heavier than air
• The importance of following instructions
• Airplanes and wind
• A few numbers
• Landing
• Pilots, routine and fatigue
• Flight Attendants
• "Homo Passeggeris"
• The "Go around"
• The propeller aircraft
• Noises, vibrations, strange sensations
• Are you sure they carried out all the necessary checks?
• What (you think) pilots don't tell you
• Lightnings
• Takeoff and land in foggy conditions
• It will bend, but it won't break!
• Turbulence and "air gaps"... When the airplane shakes!
• Fire on board
• Can I trust the pilots?
• Task distribution among pilots
• Small oddities and curiosities
• Across the oceans
• Why should a jet plane be so noisy?
• Crushed to your seat, or "the stomach in your throat"
• Myths debunked
• Air traffic tricks

Moreover, if you have any special curiosity, write to me, I'll try to give you an answer...

Keep on following me and... "like" and share my blog!

Flying in bad weather

    


     Bad weather... perhaps one of the scariest aspect of flying!  Let's discover together something more on how it is dealt with.


ICING

Ice accumulation on an aircraft might create problems, as it will make the whole structure heavier, and also because, by covering the wings and the tail plane, it could modify their aerodynamic features, thus the capability of sustaining and controlling the airplane in flight.

Constantly under control

     You have probably heard that pilots follow "control tower" instructions when airborne... actually, this is a generic way of saying... Things are not exactly this way.

Also, you've probably heard about "air traffic"... 
but... do you really have a clear idea of how much traffic there is up there?

Let's try to shed some light...

Airspace schematization

Let's talk about... Fuel

   What kind of fuel do airplanes use? And where are the fuel tanks located? And how is the right amount of fuel required for a flight figured out?

Let's proceed in order.