The Strange Reason The Blinds Have To Stay Open When Your Plane Takes Off!
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Passenger safety is by far the number one priority all across the airline industry. While most of the safety-related precautions and procedures that passengers see and go through happen at the gate and in the terminal, many more less obvious measures are also in place.
For starters, airplanes have to meet some very strict design and construction guidelines in order to comply with federal regulations. These ensure that all sorts of standard safety measures are built right into planes.
When you’re traveling through the sky at hundreds of mile per hour, with a full tank of jet fuel and contending with all sorts of natural hazards, safety and construction are essential. In addition, passengers take on an active role in their own safety when aboard the aircraft.
Everyone knows the drill that happens right before take off. The flight attendants run down the locations of all exits and bathrooms, make sure everyone is buckled in and that all cell phones and electronics are powered off. While the inherent importance of all those things is clear, the reason why we have to have the window blinds open on take off and landing is less than clear.
Even so, we all open them if asked to and there is a good reason behind the safety measure. According to airplane crash statistics, the majority of problems and accidents that occur while flying happen during take off and landing. Having the window blinds raised ensures that there are more eyes looking out.
More eyes equal more chances for someone to see any potential issues or problems that may have arisen or that have not yet been spotted. From where passengers are seated they can see the wings, engines, and other parts of the plane body that the pilots up front cannot see or that the cabin crew missed because they’re busy working.
The idea is that a passenger who spots an issue, or what he thinks could be an issue, will report it and raise the alarm so that the crew can evaluate and respond. While we may never know how many crashes have been avoided because of this one simple safety precaution, it’s undoubtedly saved a number of lives.
It makes sense and it’s not a lot to ask for people to open the window shades at key times during the flight. Every design aspect and all of the inconspicuous, seemingly minor, details really do serve very important safety functions.
It’s because of this that the airline industry has the best record on file in regards to passenger safety and transportation. According to Discovery, the odds of a person dying in a plane crash are 1:11 million, whereas the odds of dying in a car accident are 1:5,000. In comparison, the odds of being killed by a shark are 1:3.7 million (National Geographic).
Those odds put it all in perspective; it’s extremely rare to find yourself in an aviation accident, let alone die in one, thanks in part to open shades.
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Apparently You Should Never Throw Away Your Boarding Pass. The Reason Is Something Everyone Should Know!
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When we travel by air, we hold onto our boarding passes like our lives depend on it, before boarding. We know that without it we are not getting on that plane. Once we have boarded, many of us become more careless about it’s whereabouts, because we are done with it. Sometimes we slip it in the seat pocket in front of us, stick it in a magazine, or just chuck it.
Until watching this video I never realized that my carelessness with the boarding pass had the potential to land me in a ton of trouble! Evidently there is personal information frequently encrypted on the pass, according to ‘Krebs on Security”.
All that an unscrupulous person has to do is get a screen shot of the bar code on the boarding pass, and feed it into a bar code reader on “Inlite’s” site. It was pointed out by a forensic expert for CBS, Winston Krone, that it is possible for the encrypted information on the bar code to contain personal email addresses, home addresses and phone numbers.
Access to personal financial information is just a step away. Please watch the footage below to help insure the safety of your personal information. I never would have dreamed that being careless with my boarding pass could lead to such potential damage.
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These People Fell Asleep On The Airplane. But When They Woke Up They Get The Surprise Of Lifetime!
The folks embarking on WestJet, an airline known for great discounted fares, are in for the shock of a lifetime. Airline travel has become more and more of a hassle as strict security measures have become a necessary intrusion into our lives..
Everyone literally dreads air travel. WestJet is not only known for discounted fares, but for staging unbelievable holiday stunts. As the passengers are waiting to board they are entertained by a purple Santa on screen who astoundingly seems to know all of their names.
As they step up to talk to him he asks the usual Santa thing, “What would you like for Christmas?” All the adults and kids go along with the fun, as they tell Santa what they want. They then board the plane, having been entertained and charmed by the WestJet Santa.
It was actually two flights of passengers headed for Calgary, who got to enjoy chatting with Santa. The flights took off and that was that. Well.. actually that was just the beginning of the fun! This video actually gave me chills! Watch what happens as the passengers wait for their luggage after they land.
Let’s just say that WestJet Santa’s elves were very busy in the short amount of time they had until the two flights landed. What they accomplished will bring a smile to your face and a tear to your eye. Enjoy!
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Apparently This Is The Reason Airplane Windows Have That Tiny Hole At The Bottom!
Airline safety is a top priority all throughout the far ranging and complex industry. Most of the safety-related precautions and procedures passengers see are at the gate and in the terminal, but many more less obvious measures are in place. For starters, airplanes have to meet some very strict design and construction guidelines to comply with government regulations and to ensure passenger safety.
After all, when a plane is traveling through the sky, at high speeds, with a full tank of jet fuel, and contending with all sorts of natural hazards like lightning, hail and bird strikes, safety and construction become the number one priority.
All passenger planes must be certified as ‘airworthy’ before any commercial flights on them ever take off. Everything from the engines to the rivets have to be tested and inspected for performance. One design aspect that many people notice, yet tend to overlook, are plane windows.
If you look closely, you can see a tiny hole near the bottom of the pane. Ever wonder why it’s there? I have. Turns out this little hole has a name, it’s called a breather hole, or a bleeder hole, and it’s located on the middle layer of the window.
All airplane windows consist of 3 layers. The part that you can touch when you’re inside the cabin is called the scratch cover and it’s there to protect the real window from being damaged, poked, or destroyed. The middle piece is called the inner pane, which has the hole in it, and then there is the outer pane.
These two panes are both half-inch thick pieces of Plexiglas which are separated by a half an inch of air. The hole allows warm air in-between the inner and outer panes and releases moisture from the air gap, which keeps the window mostly fog and frost free.
The other, more important, function of the hole is to contain and regulate the pressure exerted on the windows. Planes are pressurized during a flight so that people can breathe safely, and the pressure inside the cabin is much greater than the outside air pressure. The outer two cabin panes are designed to contain this difference in pressure and each is strong enough to withstand it on their own.
However, the bleeder hole makes it so that the outer pane bears the pressure. This is because the hole allows the pressure to become balanced between the interior cabin and the air gap between the panes, thus placing the cabin pressure on the outside pane. If the outer pane were to ever fail, the middle one would then take over, instead of the entire window imploding or exploding (which would depend on whatever the pressure differential is).
Turns out that the tiny bleeder hole serves a major purpose. Many of a planes design aspects and inconspicuous, seemingly minor, details serve very important safety functions. It’s no wonder that the airline industry has the best record on file in regards to passenger safety and transportation.
According to Discovery, the odds of a person dying in a plane crash are 1:11 million, whereas the odds of dying in a car accident are 1:5,000. In comparison, the odds of being killed by a shark are 1:3.7 million (National Geographic).
Those odds put it all in perspective, it’s extremely rare to find yourself in an aviation accident, let alone die in one. That is due in part to the breather hole and the many other plane engineering feats that are designed with safety in mind.
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Man Was Checking In For His Flight When The Agent Surprisingly Crawls Towards Him and Does THIS
It was just a regular day at the Warsaw Chopin Airport. Passengers were checking their bags, getting their plane tickets and waiting to climb aboard their flights. Then this guy came up to the counter to check in for his flight when he got the surprise of a lifetime. He had no idea, that he was the half-millionth person to fly on the Polish Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The airline had something extra special planned for this lucky passenger.
To celebrate this moment, the airline got performers from the ROMA Musical Theater, to perform an unforgettable version of ‘Mamma Mia’ in Polish. People jumped out of no where and surrounded him. They directed their performance at this lucky guy who was completely shocked by what was happening around him. Was this a dream or was this actually real life the man thought to himself.
Onlookers who were also completely surprised seemed to enjoy the performance as they pulled out their phones and recorded the festivities to show their family and friends. What an awesome and unforgettable moment for everyone. Well played Polish Airlines. Enjoy the video below! How would you react in this situation?
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