Why are planes' cabin lights switched off at take-off and landing during hours of darness?

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Why are so many planes grounded in England because of fog when they travel in the dark of night all the time?D

Because it makes the cabin crew look more attractive.

Is it a good idea to get rid of the Flight Engineer Position on most airlines?

Not again!

When checking the wind speed/direction what does the +## at the end mean?

It's so the passengers' eyes become used to a lower light level in case there is an emergency and an evacuation is necessary - also the emergency exit indicators along the floor are more visible.

How good at maths do you have to be to enable yourself to become an airline pilot ?

Well said Colin. How many more times are we going to get this bloody question?

what does alphabets VT stands in terms of aircraft registration?

In the event of crash you should not remember the flight attendants ugly faces. You can die dreaming about Angelina Jolie or Aishwarya Rai.

What are the education requirements in order to be a pilot?

The real answer is to keep your eyes adjusted to the dark in case of emergency, but I do rather like McFifi's answer.

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No absolutely not my moms and dads Friend is a captain of the 777-200 The reason they do so is in the event they should loose an engine or some other system they have a little more power just like when they say try to keep your seat belt on as much as possible its not due to turbulence but in case the cabin should suddenly experience a decrease in pressure in which case the cabin walls roof and what not would be torn off so not all is as it seems

fear of flying?

Hope that helps

A380 schedual?

to get extra power and to make sure the pilot can see the runway clearley without a glare in th window

balloons and airships?

Look I Am A Pilot for british airways and colin is right, it is so that your eyes become more used to the dark so then your eyes dont have to adjust to the dark to the light and to the dark again and also, we have emergency light all the way on the floors of our planes. it makes the emergency lights more visible. the lights show you the way to the emergency exits on either side of the aircraft, in the case of an emergency or evacuation.

What is really is DME as what i heard from pilots around the world in a website i am visiting before??

hope this helps

When an airplane falls...?

Chris British Airways

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Colin is exactly right......Even if McFifi's answer is sooo true

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ypu i would agree

i recently spotted a pair of underwear, prob from a burst bag, on an airport runway..issit of any danger?

its like the ships bridge with lights off your vision is improved so the same on the flight deck no other reason

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