Interesting facts about flights, airplanes and pilots

Any professional sphere is full of secrets and mysteries. And aviation is no exception. We decided to lift the veil a little and share some secrets with you.

✅ The cabin is not cleaned after every flight
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Stewards often don't have enough time to clean the entire cabin before the next flight. So carry wet wipes with you and do your own mini-cleaning.
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✅ Why do stewards keep their hands behind their backs?
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Some people think it's a corporate standard. But in reality, flight attendants hold a small counter in their hands. After all, the number of passengers who have checked in and entered the cabin must be the same. If the numbers are different, the airplane will not take off until the error is corrected.

✅ It's the way you dress
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Flight attendants' uniforms are divided into summer and winter. In general, appearance is strictly regulated. This is especially true for the fair sex: hairstyles, shoe color, nail polish, lipstick - everything must be according to the instructions. After all, the stewardess is the face of the aircraft.
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✅ Everything is built from little things
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The curtains are raised during takeoff in the daytime and all light is dimmed during night landing. This is done so that passengers' eyes can adapt to the light outside.
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✅ Chicken or fish?
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The crew is luckier than the economy class passengers in terms of food. Because they eat business class food. And make sure they eat different things. The pilots are thrown together on a rock-paper-scissors basis, who gets to eat chicken and who gets to eat fish. This is done for safety reasons: in case one of them gets sick after airplane food.

✅ Why is the box black?
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The flight recorder, which records all the crew's conversations, the airplane's performance indicators, flight parameters, etc., is not really black, nor is it a box. Usually it has the shape of a ball or cylinder of orange or red color. And it is called black because one of the first devices was that color.

✅ The truth about the oxygen mask
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So far, these wonderful yellow saviors can supply you with oxygen for about 15 minutes. By the way, in an emergency, put the mask on yourself first. And then put it on your child. Some airlines forbid pilots to wear beards precisely because of the oxygen mask, which must fit snugly over the face.
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✅ And when the sky is rocky...
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There are those who like turbulence. And then there's everyone else. If you don't like the shaking and chattering, choose a seat near the wings of the airplane. The most “air swing” is felt at both ends of the airplane.