THINGS PILOTS KNOW THAT PASSENGERS DONโT
1. Turbulence has never brought down a modern commercial aircraft.
2. The safest seats on a plane are toward the rear.
3. Cabin air is cleaner than the air in most office buildings.
4. Pilots are legally required to eat different meals in case of food poisoning.
5. Most flights carry more fuel than officially needed โ fear of a fuel shortage is never real.
6. Autopilot flies more than 90% of every flight, but pilots are always monitoring.
7. Lightning strikes planes regularly โ itโs designed for it.
8. The brace position actually works. Itโs not a myth.
9. Phones in airplane mode donโt affect navigation โ itโs a network congestion rule, not a safety one.
10.Dawn and dusk are statistically the safest times to fly.
11. The crew dims the cabin lights before landing at night so your eyes adjust immediately in case of evacuation โ not for atmosphere.