Can pilots see wings from cockpit?

It depends on whether it's a straight wing, like a turboprop, or a swept wing. In the case of a swept wing, you can only see the wingtips, if that. In the case of a Boeing 777, you won't see anything, especially on the -300's, On a straight wing airplane, you often can see nearly all of the wing.



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Planes have headlights so that pilots can see what is in front of them. Unfortunately, they are only effective during takeoffs and landings. Even with the slight illumination offered by the headlights, only darkness is visible when looking out the front window of a cockpit.

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Planes have headlights so that pilots can see what is in front of them.

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Cruise flight above 10,000 feet is non-sterile, meaning the flight crew can discuss whatever they'd like.

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Airline pilots take turns using the bathroom nearest the cockpit during a flight. There are no bathrooms installed in the cockpit. For airplanes with a single pilot, diapers, catheters, or collection devices are used if they are unable to land to use the airport bathroom.

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Do pilots hear the flight attendant announcements? Yes… any announcements made to the passenger cabin, are also heard in the cockpit, and vice-versa. If the cabin crew wishes to speak to the cockpit crew only, they use the phones by the jumpseats or in the galley.

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Answer: Yes, the buttons and knobs are used to control the airplane in normal flight or when there is a problem with a system. While they look confusing to the layperson the pilots know exactly what each one does and how it is to be used.

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Yes, some airline pilots do carry guns in the cockpit but carry a gun lawfully they must belong to a special program called the Federal Flight Deck Officers (FFDOs). This program requires special training and pilots who enroll have strict limitations on when they can use the firearm.

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Pilots may not use alcohol “while on-duty or within 8 hours of performing flight crew member duties.” The regulations also require that crew members submit to blood alcohol tests when requested by law enforcement officials authorized to ask for those tests.

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Flight crew (the pilot, co-pilot) and Cabin Crew (purser, flight-attendants) relax and sleep in “crew rest” compartments. The crew rest for the flight and cabin crews are separate compartments located next to the passenger compartment. The location of the crew rest depends on the airline and aircraft type.

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The higher intensity of aircraft noise than that of other sound sources leads to the development of noise-induced hearing loss in pilots.

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Pilots are trained to handle all sorts of nerve-racking situations, but that doesn't mean that they don't get scared—especially in these real instances, told by the pilots who experienced them, of serious in-flight fear.

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Because of reduced visual cues outside the aircraft, most pilots will opt to fly under instrument flight rules, relying on the internal instruments of the aircraft to help them navigate the skies in darkness. Visual flight is possible but is challenging in comparison to its daytime counterpart.

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It's worth mentioning that the taxiways are marked by signs as well. Almost always pilots use a chart, ie a map which shows the airport from the air. Runways are numbered according to their magnetic bearing (runway 22 is roughly aligned to 220 degrees magnetic for example) while taxiways are lettered.

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Mostly (not all) pilots prefer night flying. Some pilots may love flying in the night while some may love to fly in the day. Here's how night flying is preferable to pilots: Some things are easier when it comes to night flying, some things are more difficult.

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