A few questions to aviation experts!

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Look im sure this is all on wiki but cba that and its nice to ask on here.

Just been thinking about a few flights ive been on and always wondered a few things.
Why do u have to open your window shutter on take off and landing?
Also why (i think its turkey) do u have to land with the passenger lighting turned off even in the day?

Also i think a night flight u also turn the lighting off?

Sorry to be so blunt im bored and have always wondered these few things!

Here's a good tip always sit against an emergence exit, more leg room. Oh and pretend to the hot air hostess that your shutter is jammed! Nice when she leans over u to test it ;)
 
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the shutter is so you cant see the alien stood on the wing smashing the engine to peices like in the old twilight film :P
 
reading around seems blinds is totally dependent on airline and on one Airline forum says here is nothing in any rules on blinds.

And seems to be a list of reasons from
Night vision/orientation/so you can see fires (only applies near emergency exists)/keeping the plane cool.
 
HAz said:
Look im sure this is all on wiki but cba that and its nice to ask on here.

Just been thinking about a few flights ive been on and always wondered a few things.
Why do u have to open your window shutter on take off and landing?
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Probably the same reason you can't use mobiles on a plane, there isn't one...
 
As people have been saying its to do with making things easier/safer if the aircraft needs to be evacuated. If the blinds are all closed then the crew wouldn't be able to see out to see if its safe to open the doors/deploy the slides and evacuate down it. Also it allows the emergency crews to see in as was mentioned. The lighting again is dimmed at night to make is easier for you to evacuate. If it was all bright lights and then you suddenly had to evacuate in a dark cabin and then to an even dark outside then you'd not be able to see anything.

True the emergency exit rows do have more room, but also remember what you will have to do should anything bad happen. If you don't want that responsibility then don't sit there.
 
Blinkz said:
True the emergency exit rows do have more room, but also remember what you will have to do should anything bad happen. If you don't want that responsibility then don't sit there.
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When your 6ft6 you really dont mind that responsibility
 
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As people have been saying its to do with making things easier/safer if the aircraft needs to be evacuated. If the blinds are all closed then the crew wouldn't be able to see out to see if its safe to open the doors/deploy the slides and evacuate down it. Also it allows the emergency crews to see in as was mentioned. The lighting again is dimmed at night to make is easier for you to evacuate. If it was all bright lights and then you suddenly had to evacuate in a dark cabin and then to an even dark outside then you'd not be able to see anything.

True the emergency exit rows do have more room, but also remember what you will have to do should anything bad happen. If you don't want that responsibility then don't sit there.
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Aye, this is what I was told by a pilot when I worked for Air France a few years ago.
 
I don't understand why they still let you use overhead lights even during a landing or take off then?
Might be just the aircraft/carrier I've flown with.
 
the lights thing on take off and landing , I've alway thought it was to do with diverting power to the engines, or using less, so more power for them(the engines).


bullit
 
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