What is the purpose of a sterile cockpit?
What is the purpose of a sterile cockpit? Sterile flight deck procedures are meant to increase the flight crew members' attention to their essential operational activities when their focused alert is needed, i.e. during critical phases of flight (take-off, landing, etc.), during taxiing and below 10 000 feet (except for cruise flight).
Are you allowed in cockpit?
You cannot go up to the cockpit during flight. It's strictly against the rules. But if you ask the cabin crew on landing when the plane has stopped and passengers are disembarking they will usually oblige.
What is a cockpit called now?
In an airliner, the cockpit is usually referred to as the flight deck, the term deriving from its use by the RAF for the separate, upper platform in large flying boats where the pilot and co-pilot sat. In the USA and many other countries, however, the term cockpit is also used for airliners.
Is it legal to fly a Cessna 172 without a flight manual on board?
THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK MUST BE CARRIED IN THE AIRPLANE AND AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT AT ALL TIMES.
What is the stick in a cockpit called?
The control stick is usually located on the floor of the cockpit; the pilot straddles it in his or her seat. Sometimes called the “joystick,” it controls the airplane's attitude and altitude like the yoke.
Why does the crew not talk during takeoff and landing?
Your nearby cabin crew most likely will not be talking to passengers on take-off or landing, and you may think they are just thinking about dinner that night. This is what they are actually doing to prepare for the best outcome should there be an emergency evacuation. They are preparing to save lives.