Welcome – Long flightLadies and gentlemen, good morning / afternoon / evening. Welcome on board (flight reference). This is Captain / Co-pilot (your name) speaking and I have some information about our flight.
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Before, or during the descent, the Captain will usually make an announcement with local time and temperature at the destination airport, and time left until arrival. It is followed by an announcement from the flight attendant. ... “Flight attendants, prepare for landing please.”
Aviators often speak “pilot English” to avoid miscommunications over radio transmission. “Tree” for instance, means three, “fife” is the number five and “niner” means nine, says Tom Zecha, a manager at AOPA. The variations stemmed from a desire to avoid confusion between similar-sounding numbers, he says.
But if you've ever felt compelled to applaud the pilot for landing safely, think again. Pilots actually hate it when passengers clap. According to a Q&A on internet forum Quora, Scott Kinder, who identified himself as a 737 captain of a major US airline, said it is ignorant. “Don't even think about it.
Moreover, there is a list of words with special meaning on flights. For example, “Roger” meaning “received”; “affirm” meaning “yes”; “approach” meaning “coming to land”, etc. The language of aviation is changing and nowadays following the current spelling alphabet pilots use “Romeo” instead of “Roger”.
Taxiing is simply the process of moving an airplane while it's on the runway. It occurs after an airplane has landed, and it occurs before an airplane takes off. Airplanes don't actually fly while on the ground. As a result, the process by which they move on the runway isn't known as flying; it's known as taxiing.
The most common form of communication in aviation, very high frequency (VHF) radio calls are what we use for around 95% of our communications with ATC.
Why do pilots tell you how high you are? Answer: It is normally part of the welcome aboard announcement as a matter of interest. We provide the time of the flight, the cruise altitude, landmarks of interest along way and the weather.
After all, flying can be a nerve-wracking experience, especially for those who are afraid of heights, have a fear of flying or are new to the air travel experience. So, when the plane lands without incident, it's natural to feel relieved and grateful. Hence, a round of relieved applause.
The pre-flight walk-around is a key part of ensuring that the aircraft is safe for flight. Whilst engineers perform a certain number of checks before each flight, there are certain elements that the pilots must also check.
The word heavy means a larger aircraft type, with a Maximum Takeoff Weight of 160 tonnes or more. These aircraft create wake turbulence from their wings and require extra separation between following aircraft, and the use of heavy reminds other pilots of that fact.