What No One Tells Airline Passengers

[@MaltaMcMurchy]

Bright Side isn't exactly known for their accuracy.

[@petersmythe6462]

dim side

[@meepcheep314]

Dark side

[@TypicalDutchSaysHi]

Understatement

[@ultradeady]

Unaccurate side

[@person_with_opinions]

@@ultradeady Black corner

[@tim1398]

I was on a airliner once that had a stink of fuel in the cabin during boarding, the FA just said it coming in from the open galley door. They buttoned up and it just got worse, FA kept saying its fine. They pushed back and started the engines and it became a overwhelming 'hot kerosene lamp" odor. FA still says its fine. A passenger got up and said he wouldn't fly unless the captain came back and said its fine (god bless him). Then basically everyone else said the same. So the captain comes back, looks around, goes back up front. The ventilation was cranked up, people are turning green. Then they pulled back to the gate and took everyone off. Waited for hours and got sent to a hotel. Next morning we reboarded a different plane, same crew. They told us there was a crack in the fuel line and it had been pissing fuel inside the fuselage. I'm sure that could have gone very wrong. So maybe pay attention if you smell that.

[@rajeshradhakrishnan-xk1lh]

If he did that these days, he'd get handcuffed and end up on the no fly list.

[@ARedMotorcycle]

And definitely don't take the flight attendant's word for anything.

[@jwm6314]

I hate flight attendants now. In the last 20 years of flying at least 10 times a year round trip somewhere I can count on one hand the number of crews who would have been acceptable in the 80s. I'm not even talking about weight and hygiene.

[@Raunchy133]

“Team of cleaners” Ryanair almost passed out laughing

[@recklessted]

"Teams of cleaner"

[@tryangle-by-steve]

It’s the same with Asian Low cost carriers. The crew is the team of cleaners. I try to avoid LCC like Ryanair, AirAsia and so one…

[@1future797]

I have never even seen a Ryanair aircraft but I really love the lore behind them 😂

[@anonnymowse]

The other day, Hoover said that while people make fin of Ryanair, they have never had a fatal crash.

[@baldskier5530]

I loved the icing illustration of an aerodynamic plane surrounded by a foot of ice. 😂😂

[@noodleboi6711]

The thing got bricked instantly, like some kinda red ring of death lmao

[@DahVoozel]

The video is correct! Flight attendents don't have time to clean the seats, as you pointed out, thats the cleaning team's job.

[@GiovanniV69]

Most aircraft don't get that thorough of a cleaning, especially on regional aircraft. We're lucky if the aircraft get a quick pick up of large obvious garbage left.

[@greatcollector9362]

First thing I do when I sit down is sanitize everything I am going to touch... including seat belt buckles, tray table, light switch, recline button, window shade handle, and yes i wipe the head rest area,,,,ick. NONE of those are cleaned between flights and are instead on a "schedule" to be deep cleaned during an overnight stay and not every overnight either. Ick

[@Fireandbubbles]

@@greatcollector9362in the grand scheme of things, I’m way more concerned about 200 people all breathing the same recycled air than the head rest. Never hurts to wipe stuff down, though.

[@chrisjohnson7929]

@@FireandbubblesThen fear not. Recirculated air passes through HEPA filters. In addition to that the air inside is exchanged about every 3 minutes

[@Fireandbubbles]

@@chrisjohnson7929 I knew there were filters, but I didn’t think air exchange was as fast as every 3 minutes. That’s pretty quick. Minimum for airborne isolation rooms in US hospitals is every 5 minutes.

[@evanhughes3027]

Your disappointed head shake is top notch. Keep those dissapointed dad vibes coming.

[@debasishraychawdhuri]

A pilot sitting in the back probably just trusts the ones on duty to do the right thing and takes a break from work for once.

[@johncox4273]

Very interesting video. I’m a retired corporate pilot and I agree with everything you said. Have flown many times as an airline passenger, and I always read the safety card and watch the flight attendant briefing. I also find several of the doors and emergency exits and yes, count the rows. A company I flew for would have the top executive come to the hanger every few years and practice evacuating our Falcons. To make it more realistic we hired a company to do this, and they used a smoke generator to fill the cabin with smoke, lowered the shades, and closed the door to make it more difficult. They also talked about where various safety items were stored, such as fire extinguishers, PBE’s, life preservers and rafts, and the AED. All good information to know. I have heard these airline safety briefing many times before, but occasionally they will do something a little different, or add something funny. Southwest’s used to have entertaining briefings, but unfortunately now they seem pretty standard. I also check out which way the cabin doors lever turns to open ( can vary with manufacture), as well as how the emergency exits open. Some exits are removed then either thrown outside or placed inside on a seat, and some swing up from the opening. This may seem a like overkill to some, but would be nice to know in an emergency, and can all be done very quickly. I’d also like to add please keep your shoes on and the window shades up for take off and landing. Wouldn’t want to evacuate in your bare feet, or go out an exit where there is fire outside. 😏 Have been watching your channel for several months now, and find it very interesting and helpful. Thank you for doing it, and please keep up your excellent work!

[@matthewbeasley7765]

The biggest lie in the video is how far apart those seats are.

[@dx1450]

And that there's an empty seat next to you instead of a 400+ lb. sweaty, smelly guy sitting there and spilling over into your seat.

[@adamcumley3950]

Haha!

[@Maggie-tr2kd]

After not having flown on an airplane for about 40 years, I recently flew to another state and the difference I really noticed is that just about everyone was head down watching in-flight movies, listening to music, or on their phones or computers. The window shades were all pulled down so I truly felt I was trapped in a dark metal tube unlike long ago flying experiences where most people had their window shades up and were looking outside. Near time to land, the flight attendants advised raising the shades so passengers would be aware of anything they should take note of during the landing process. Out of everyone in my section of the plane, only one soul raised his shade and the rest kept their shades down.

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

"Near time to land, the flight attendants advised raising the shades so passengers would be aware of anything they should take note of during the landing process". If you raise the shade and see that the wing is on fire you should then put the shade back down and play videogames.

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

@@ADAMSIXTIES lol

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

There is few of us, from very young to the more wiser individuals who taught us this.

[@WaybackRewind]

The shades down is annoying but they do it on the ground to help with keeping the plane cool. In flight most folks find the bright sun distracting and most times it's cloudy and nothing to see anyway. Good news is that newer planes use electronic shades and the flight crew can open them automatically.

[@SukhithaAmarakoon]

In one of my flights, it was mandatory according to the regulations there, to open window shades at takeoff and landing

[@dfscott62]

Some of these were very funny. However, I did experience a "pilot moment" once when I was returning from a trip to Salt Lake City, UT. I used to fly a lot, and mostly out of Atlanta to and from East Coast destinations. But during our takeoff roll at SLC, I suddenly realized that we were rolling a lot longer than I expected without rotating. No one else seemed concerned but I glanced across the aisle at my buddy, who was also a pilot, and saw the confused look on his face as well. About that time, we did rotate, and we took off uneventfully. It was only then that I realized that Salt Lake City is much higher than Atlanta, so naturally, the takeoff roll would be longer, but it wasn't something I was used to.

[@glennwatson]

Depending on temperature that can also affect things like density altitude. So if it was a hot day that would make the take off roll last longer.

[@scottoleson1997]

@@glennwatsonSLC is like 8,000+ feet above sea level, I used to live there and that airport is pretty nice

[@dont5310]

@@scottoleson1997 Salt Lake City International (KSLC) 4,231 feet above sea level. Source: FAA Chart Supplement.

[@dasaniman1]

⁠yes SALT LAKE is at higher altitude but not 8,000’ but 4,265’

[@jbm135]

I spent about 20 years flying 80 times a year. I've been on board for one emergency landing in Dulles International. I did notice that the plane was circling before it was announced that we had lost the ability to lower the landing gear with hydraulics. They were able to lower the gear manually but the whole process interrupted my nap. On occasion, I've had a pilot next to me and you are right they take naps like most of us.

[@DaveTexas]

The only time I ever get worried on a plane is if the flight attendants look scared. I’ve only seen that happen once, when the plane blew out two tires upon landing. I was in the very last row of the plane and a flight attendant was seated very near me. She actually let out a small scream when she heard/felt the tires blow. That little scream scared me to death! Otherwise, nothing about flying makes me nervous. Except other people.

[@kathyh4804]

That’s the reason I no longer fly in private planes! My brother has had his pilot license since 17… very knowledgeable and had many hours under his belt. I decided to finally fly with him, it was beautiful flying over the lakes and city….until…… we went to land and the side winds kicked up right before landing! The plane went left tilt, right tilt etc… I was inwardly freaking out but reminded myself of his years of SAFE landings…. UNTIL he said “oh SH!£”!!!! We landed safely thank God, but I’ve NEVER flown in a private plane EVER again! I’m a wimp I guess, but when the pilot swears you know SOMETHING is wrong

[@timeastwoodbagpiper]

"...that plane is going to fall out of the sky and that's a big problem". That's a great out-of-context quote. Great video, good to hear some truth in response to click-bait.

[@musicloverme3993]

Winner of best understated quote of the year!

[@doubleslit9513]

Yeah that de-icing “tip” was ridiculous. For those of us living in the DC area and old enough to remember back in the early 1980s, ice on the wings was found to be the cause of the Air Florida crash out of National Airport which went down near/on the 14th Street bridge. I remember the area was blanketed in snow. Every time I catch a flight out of National , I still pay attention to how much time has passed between de-icing and takeoff.

[@AmyEugene]

I remember seeing that crash on Mayday! Air Disasters and I looked it up to see how much time it was, but like most accidents there was a chain of failures that contributed, not just the time from deicing to take-off, which was about 50 minutes or more. They found that the deicing fluid hadn't been correctly mixed to begin with and was weaker than it should've been. It sounds like the planes were being deiced at their gate, so planes at other gates were using other deicing machines with fluid that was probably mixed correctly. It took the plane about 50 minutes to go from the gate to the runway because departures were backed up. The pilots chose not to go through deicing the plane a 2nd time because they would've lost their place in line. The pilots thought they could follow close behind the plane taxiing in front of them and the heat from that plane's exhaust would melt the ice on their wings, but it only partially melted the ice and as soon as they were no longer behind that plane, the remaining ice and water refroze. And for some reason the pilots never turned on the engine anti-ice system, which caused faulty readings when they were preparing for takeoff. That made them believe the engine output was stronger than it actually was, which led to the plane stalling after take-off. The plane in line in front of them was probably waiting for about the same amount of time and they departed without any problems, so it wasn't just the amount of time they spent taxiing on the runway that caused the accident. If they'd had the correct engine readings, they probably would have corrected for the problem or not attempted take off at that time. Of course, safety regulations are written in blood, so new rules were created because of this accident.

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

Those were inexperienced pilots. Luckily flying has come a long way since then and that could not happen now.

[@doubleslit9513]

@@AmyEugene Yeah, and National has an infamously short runway too.

[@glasshalffull2930]

@@AmyEugene I lived in Virginia at the time and my brother and I were home from college for Christmas break. He had gone into the city for a summer internship interview and was driving our dark colored station wagon. As the news broke and images started appear on the tv, I saw that the doomed aircraft had crushed a dark station wagon just like ours as the aircraft hit the bridge. Luckily, my mother had missed the image. With cell phones not existing and traffic screwed up, it was hours before I heard from my brother.

[@KimtheElder]

I remember it well. I drove home down the new rural interstate 66 and fought the cross winds, snow, and ice the whole way to finally make it home and learn of the crash then watched it unfold. That is some thing I’ll never forget 😔

[@Island_Line_Rail_Productions]

You can always count on a bright side or infographic show video to get the facts wrong.....

[@GaviLazan]

I'm pretty sure that's their entire purpose - make a video that is only partially correct so that people write comments.

[@TravisHi_YT]

Too many channels like that on youtube

[@rickdenney5772]

I once heard a piece of a landing gear tire banging on the side of the plane after the gear came up. I was in the exit row (as usual). Eventually, it broke off. We heard it back there, but nobody in the cockpit heard it. Sez FA: “I’m sure it’s nothing but I’ll tell the pilot”. Sez Copilot who came aft a few minutes later: “I’m sure it’s nothing but we’ll check with the ground crew back at Wichita.” Ten minutes later, the moon started shifting in the window. I told the guy next to me, looks like we’re going back to Wichita. Yup. Arrived after midnight. Carried the pax back to the terminal in the employee bus. Got to see them taxiing the plane back to the hangar with about 10 feet of tread flopping off the tire. You’re right, passengers hear stuff first, because they’re closer. I didn’t have noise-canceling headphones then but I do now.

[@bluefluke7585]

If you hear something or see something, say something. Good response from the flight attendant.

[@skyboy1956]

Yeah, have had many passengers tell me "the brakes are making noise - it sounds like metal on metal" Me: "yeah, the brakes are metal on metal by design" there is no brake pad material in there . . .

[@jguo]

3:10 Air pocket, might just say flying through a pneumothorax LOL

[@whuffer5103]

Okay guy. That me laugh

[@debbie4503]

I was a passenger on a smaller jet from DFW to OKC. I was used to driving on the highway not flying. I can guarantee you that driving out of Texas, into Oklahoma right at Ardmore, the roads are ALWAYS under construction. Potholes galore. Flying with my Sis we hit turbulence and I told her we must be near Ardmore. We kinda grinned. Then the Pilot announced we just crossed the Oklahoma State Line. We couldn't help it. We had the giggles the rest of the trip even after we disembarked at Will Rogers World Airport. 🤣

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

Weird, in my country pilots have no problem talking about turbulence. That's just how they say it

[@zuzuspetals9281]

That’s what they tell you in the US also, pilots rarely baby passengers.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

@@zuzuspetals9281 they tell me what? Sorry, but I am a bit confused about your comment.

[@kaedenmurphy9937]

@@zuzuspetals9281maybe they only call it turbulence if it was actually severe? In the light/moderate turbulence I’ve been through, they’ve never referred to it as turbulence on Delta/Alaska.

[@Stoney3K]

Same here. Heard "turbulence" many times on in-flight announcements, particularly if we're climbing and the weather is not great. Just a normal part of flying, the only thing you have to worry about is to stow all your stuff so it doesn't go flying around the cabin if it gets a little more bumpy.

[@idfitter]

Came here to say this. Always been referred to as turbulence in my experience.

[@Halli50]

As an ex-pilot I always locate the nearest exit (is it ahead or behind?) and count the seat rows to that exit - just in case. The only fairly reliable indication of a normal approach progress is when the glideslope is intercepted, that is when you hear/feel the landing gear being extended, soon followed by full flaps.

[@MayimHastings]

My Mom has hammered into my brain since in utero to always know where the exits are, regardless of where you are or who you are with. That directive also included counting seats, doors, etc to the exit. I'm so grateful for that habit! Too many times you hear of people not being able to find their way out, or everyone rushing one exit, not knowing another is there. I will also add to that the monitoring of other people. Are they disheveled, sweaty, fidgety? Anyway, sorry for rambling 😳. 💚🙏🕊

[@ohasis8331]

@@MayimHastings Always handy to know how many you have to climb over if they lose the plot.

[@MoneyStrategiesSOULutions]

Great idea, counting the seats too.

[@morefiction3264]

Every time I got on a plane I looked for where my closest exit was. That's not just a pilot thing.

[@Stoney3K]

You're explicitly told to do so during the safety briefing, but if you're a frequent flyer you probably know some aircraft types by heart, so the location of the doors and overwings are pretty obvious. Nobody is counting the steps towards their nearest exit.

[@arthouston7361]

Former commercial pilot here. I just returned from the Dominican Republic on United, and the captain mentioned turbulence at least seven times between Florida and Newark and in fact, we had just minor jostling, not even to the level of light chop, but he kept those seatbelt lights on for all but about 15 minutes of that part of the flight. So maybe using the T-word is carrier specific. I was a bit disappointed that they are using a 737-800 in international service that doesn’t have a screen on the back of the seat in front of you.

[@jimroscovius]

More airlines are starting to have passengers use their own devices for in-flight entertainment.

[@arthouston7361]

@@jimroscovius Yep. The ones that are in airplane mode, where you pay extra for the plane's wifi. Nice.

[@anna-marianunezvega1520]

​@@arthouston7361 where do you have to pay for wifi in order to access the in flight entertainment on your device? In Asia you connect to the wifi and can watch all kinds of movies / shows for free (you won't be able to surf the internet without paying, but watching the in flight entertainment is completely free here!)

[@davidhandyman7571]

My limited experience as a passenger is that before departure the flight attendants explain where the exist are, so I always know. Even after several flights, I look at the emergency plan in the seat pocket to check where I am in relation to the exits. As for strange smell, those are usually coming from a passenger.

[@Sire.English]

See that's the most sensible way of thinking about it... I just look at the emergency pamphlet because I'm bored 😅

[@torydz]

I saw a bunch of small Betty Crocker cans on the flaps of the wings. I asked about them and the flight attendant said, "Yes, there's icing on the wings".

[@casssmith2610]

I’m a Road Warrior now with over 30 years of international travel, logging a few million miles. Flying is my commute. And unless it comes straight from a pilot or a flight attendant, I don’t take anything from a video seriously. I laugh at so many things inexperienced flyers worry about!! Thank you for posting this! I knew exactly which ones you were amused by!

[@bertg.6056]

As a former pilot, I always take note of where the exits are in relation to my seat. It's just common sense.

[@Sandra-dt4ec]

I don’t fly as much as I used to, but when I do, I watch the movie, ‘Airplane’ to refresh my recall of the crash positions and to not eat fish.

[@Dr_Kenneth_Noisewater]

I sometimes monitor my flights on LiveATC while I'm on board (assuming I've paid for the internet). You kinda have to savvy aviation lingo, but it's interesting to follow along. It can be tough to stay with them as they get handed off from center to center but it's relatively easy to listen in when they're close to the departure or destination airspace.

[@pastorjerrykliner3162]

One of the really old secrets...that nobody uses anymore...is that if the crew suddenly switches off the "Air Traffic Control Channel" on the old in-flight entertainment systems, there is a problem that they don't want you to overhear. I was flying into Denver (the old Stapleton) on a 727 many years ago, listening to the air traffic control chatter...Suddenly, the pilot calls out "We're going around" on the radio and the Hawaiian music pops on. Turns out, the gear indicator wasn't lighting (burned out bulb) but they ended up flying by the tower (it was night) to spotlight the gear to see if it was down or not. They didn't tell any of the passengers this...I grew up in an airline family (my dad was a flight engineer on the 727) and I was aware that things were not right. We landed without incident and everyone else was unaware that anything was amiss.

[@klm_shadow]

Oh I hope the in flight radio is still a thing. I am hopefully going on an international trip next year and I love listening to ATC and what not now so I would probably enjoy that. Very cool info.

[@CubeApril]

@@klm_shadowYou can stream the ATC at almost any major airport on liveatc, which is nice. You do have to pay attention and switch frequencies though.

[@ishaq9939]

@@klm_shadow It is not a thing anymore

[@klm_shadow]

@@ishaq9939 that is a bummer. Thanks for updating me though. Much appreciated.

[@ishaq9939]

@@klm_shadow If the flight has wifi in the sky or you have mobile data on the ground then you can listen to ATC through a website but a normal person wouldn't know what frequency their flight will be on.

[@DryBones111]

The plane nerds (like me) are more likely to be following the STAR pattern to the second than any pilots. Especially while relaying every change in course before it happens to their disinterested wife.

[@hugomiller1025]

The last comment reminded me of that flight that got lost in Brazil & ran out of fuel (Avianca, was it?) while the crew were allegedly focussed on a football match. The thing that struck me was that they knew they were meant to be flying north-east-ish, but they never found it strange that they found themselves flying into the setting sun for the whole journey. That is astounding. I am not a flyer (just a frequent passenger) but I'm fascinated by air crash investigations. As a road transport operator, I find commercial air travel impossibly safe. That is only because we never forget how inherently dangerous it is to carry hundreds of people seven miles in the air in a tin can, and so we leave NOTHING to chance. I often wonder if I owe my life to the thoroughness of the air crash investigators. Guess I'll never know - but they are the un-sung heroes in my book.

[@garyprince7309]

Nice job. Social media is flooded with people posting content that don't know what they are talking about. It's a shame that so many people don't seem to be able to filter out the missinformation. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@tangojuli209]

I used to sit exclusively in exit row over wings. Then i binged Mayday 16 seasons worth in 2021. ALWAYS SIT IN BACK TO SURVIVE! LOL.

[@pilot-debrief]

😆

[@erich930]

Depends on the crash really. The 3 deaths in Asiana 214 were in the last row.

[@michelemoneywell8765]

More turbulence, oh, air pockets 😅, in the rear. More bouncing worth your life saved. Haven't watched the show, but heard long ago sitting in the tail section is the safest. Wonder if that is statistically true. My advice-- avoid certain Boeing planes. So Mayday 16 -- might check it out if it's on a streaming service I have.

[@debbie4503]

I'm binging on this and old Mayday shows. 😂

[@landahoy5217]

I survived in the exit row died in the rear. Thank goodness I have many lives so I can tell my story!! ❤

[@tweetdriver]

Haha. I’m pretty much paying no attention to any of this stuff when I’m traveling. I’m sitting quietly with noise-cancelling earbuds, listening to music and playing games on my iPad. I trust the crew and I know I have no more control over anything that happens than any other passenger. Sure, sometimes I notice somethings that doesn’t feel normal, and I’ll take a second to pay attention to it, but it always passes.

[@georgitushev]

“Airpocket” 🤣

[@debbie4503]

Sounds like something you'd pop in a microwave to eat. 😂 Hot Pockets 😂

[@erictaylor5462]

I don't really pay much attention to the angle of light, unless it's changing rapidly. Especially if it's going up and down. That's when you know this is an exciting airline flight. Exciting airline flights are bad. Boring is much better.

[@cixtos]

Really appreciate the calm approach to fact checking the other video

[@rickc303]

Never drink from the aircraft's potable water system, which includes coffee made on board -aircraft maintenance technician that serviced/filled them

[@ninjalectualx]

Why?

[@scottoleson1997]

@@ninjalectualxpee pee water?

[@ImAlwaysHere1]

A pilot sitting as a passenger in the plane will usually go through the whole flight by pretending to pull and push on a yoke and press foot pedals while making vroom-vroom engine sounds. They will also call out announcements to the passengers and flight crew.

[@scottoleson1997]

They mostly like to yell out BRACE FOR IMPACT whenever the seat belt sign is illuminated

[@ImAlwaysHere1]

@@scottoleson1997 🤣🤣🤣

[@farmerdave33]

I always have a flashlight in my pocket (a real one, bot my phone) when Im aboard an airplane.

[@sojerz6092]

The mustaches on the pilots are cracking me up

[@thaGod_KingARod]

The juxtaposition from the nonsense in the video to Hoover's common sense responses!!! Priceless. 😂

[@adamesd3699]

Nice F-15 in the background. Was my favorite plane growing up.

[@jasonmurdoch9936]

Agree with everything you said 100% sounds logical with common sense and makes perfect sense

[@dr_jaymz]

As a pilot and an engineer sometimes we're on a plane with such a heavy landing I am pretty certain requires landing gear inspection! I was on a dash 8 and couldn't believe the undercarriage wasn't bent. And right at the back its suprising how much more you feel yaw or rudder inputs.

[@oldmech619]

Pilots are very reluctant to write up a hard landings. But as a mechanic, I have a few pilots verbally tell me to inspect the gear. And I have had flat tires and some even busted the wheel hub bolts.

[@carlosa7807]

Great video. You should do more of these to go along with your accident investigation videos

[@SVnerd]

I commend you for keeping a straight face during the making of this video and not calling out BS at the end of every clip lol.

[@AA-tb7rg]

Once had heavy knocking sound from the bottom of the aircraft during take off and then again mid air on a Turkish Airlines flight from Seoul to Istanbul. Before take off, mechanics came into the fully boarded plane to talk to the pilot. Then severe turbulence above China and frightened looking flight attendants. On landing, we had to exit next to a building that looked like a repair hangar. Never got any info what happened.

[@LaggerSVK]

Barking sound? PTU - power transfer unit?

[@dr_jaymz]

Sounds like barking or sometimes sawing. A lot more common because they taxi on single engine.

[@dangeroso121]

I'm surprised by how unaware other passengers are in general. I especially enjoy when people gather standing at the gate waiting to board when there is clearly no airplane to be seen at the other end of the jet bridge through the huge window right in front of them.

[@gshenaut]

To be fair, sometimes you can only sit for so long, plus, you're about to go into an airplane where you're going to sit a whole lot more. Standing can sometimes be a welcome and needed break.

[@Treadstone7]

The nerdiest thing a pilot off duty will probably do when flying as passenger is monitoring his trip with foreflight 😂

[@Chris11249]

The most important thing passengers should know is if the pilots tell flight attendants to sit down. Versus just telling the passengers to put the seat belts on. It means there's some serious turbulence they're anticipating.

[@DBR00]

I love your videos, Mr. Pilot Debrief. Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@0505abab]

LoL the stinky guy next to me is what I was thinking also 😅 great video

[@hardrockminer-50]

I hear pilots say the word turbulence almost every flight

[@ExtraUltra]

The narrator was saying "pilots" this and "pilots" that the whole time. What he meant was "I am extra super paranoid" and "I" this and "I" that.

[@PogodinPavel]

My favourite myth is about cleaning pipelines. Like, you should drink only bottled water while on board because of water supply system of an aircraft is never cleaned. I like to ask people saying that how often they clean their house's plumbing on the inside)))

[@jnawk83]

Or even the outside.. who washes the outside of a pipe that's in the walls?

[@getsmarter5412]

In an emergency, a pilot flying in the back will preview all the people he / she will have to knock over in order to quickly egress.

[@gerhardlesch3615]

No 2: It is possible to smell kerosene exhaust fumes during flight. I have personally experienced it on a Fokker Friendship and more recently on B737-800.

[@oatlord]

Yeah, common complaint for me. Especially on ground, I get nauseous if it's a long pre takeoff from the smell.

[@MoneyStrategiesSOULutions]

Yes, only smelled it on the ground@@oatlord

[@jnawk83]

Cabin air comes from one of the engines. It's supposed to be reasonably clean, but isn't guaranteed to be 100% clean

[@someoneelse9271]

Weird smells??? FO:Smells like something is burning. CA:Crew meals must be ready. I have the airplane. Would you mind grabbing the trays?😂😂😂😂

[@johnzimmermann2953]

That is how James Bond approaches every situation!

[@lisaw9263]

THANK YOU for sharing the truth from the lies and what to focus on ❤

[@BobDobbs681]

Long time ago I read the dirtiest place on a plane is the seatback pocket in front of you. That was when seatback pockets were cloth with no opening at the bottom.

[@LTV_inc]

Thanks Hoover! Debunking urban legends one video at a time. I like to hold my drink up and pretend it’s an artificial horizon, and I’ve never seen big foot on a flight…. 😊

[@BlackBuck777]

Always choose an overwing exit seat. And wonder how on earth some other folk who choose them will ever figure out how to work the door, or are even allowed to sit there.

[@greatcollector9362]

.....where there are 2 exit rows...one is more comfortable than the other.

[@benjaminbarrera214]

I did hear the pilot mention an air pocket when I was a kid. This would have been around 1970 or so, we hit some turbulence and after that, the pilot apologized and said it was an air pocket. I was only five at the time but 'air pocket' didn't make sense to me at all! I'm glad they have stopped using that term.

[@oldmech619]

As a passenger and a mechanic, I noticed the angle of the sun change after we lost an engine over the Pacific. We landed Newfoundland Canada. Then I got out and attempted to repair the problem.

[@653j521]

Did you have a spare with you?

[@barefootalien]

I love how they implied that it's engine heat that prevents icing. How would they do that on the tail? The nose and pitot tubes? The wingtips and wing control surfaces?

[@charliefoxtrot5001]

Read up on aircraft wing and stabilizer in-light deicing systems. Large commercial jets use heated tubes beneath the surface of the wings and the aircraft tail. Smaller aircraft may also use heated rubber surfaces. Yes, they use engine heat for that, just like they use use engine heat for the air in the pressurized cabin. 🤷

[@skyboy1956]

It's called "plumbing"

[@sylviaelse5086]

I was in an A330 that did a complete orbit at 43,000 feet. The crew didn't even mention it. In any case, it was clearly ATC directed to delay arrival at our destination airport.

[@ralphe5842]

Pilots that are flying as passengers just sleep they fly so often they really don’t pay much attention mainly because they have a much more realistic view of just how safe flying is

[@eddies987]

Nicely done Hoover. Sadly, the folks who might believe the video you critiqued, most may or better yet will not see yours.

[@jellis270]

I love how the cartoon gave the passenger pilot a scumbag mustache. At least they got that part right...lol jk.

[@jnawk83]

I noticed only one of the pilots flying was using a headset.

[@DieselDucy]

Bright side does not get a lot right.

[@TheWyleECoyote]

I've done enough flying in the Navy, I've been done with flights ever since.

[@jordanfromthewaikato]

I’ve been on my fair share of flights now and the only thing I worry about is the air quality.

[@timothylegg]

"Air pocket" is terminology from at least 50 years ago.

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day now.

[@dicksonfranssen]

I had to laugh at the angle of the light thing. In one of the Airport/Concorde movies a bratty kid notices the stars aren't where they should be and starts to make a stink about it. What is it Timmy? Do you want to talk to the navigator? Eat your peanuts.

[@willfields7128]

Always enjoy your videos.

[@user-ho1yn6ms7y]

Question for you sir: We all know the speed limit is 250 kts below 10,000’ feet, but how often is that enforced? I’m a business traveler who flies almost every week, and I monitor Flight Aware real time. Almost never have we slowed down below about 300 kts (or even faster) descending. Maybe every flight I monitor the controller has given speed “at your discretion?” But I always assumed that meant if you want to start your approach at 200 kts instead of 180 or 160 kts was what that meant, not that you’re allowed to exceed 250 kts.

[@erich930]

What you're seeing on FlightAware is the aircraft's ground speed, but the speed limit is for Indicated Airspeed (IAS). As altitude increases and true airspeed (TAS) stays the same, IAS actually decreases. So at 10000 feet, IAS may be 250, but TAS is more like 290 or even higher. Factor in a tailwind as well, and you can get 330+ ground speed at 9,000 feet.

[@user-ho1yn6ms7y]

@@erich930 thank you for the explanation! I wasn’t aware it was GS. I know about IAS, TAS, and GS, just didn’t put 2 and 2 together apparently! 😂

[@erictaylor5462]

I think probably the floor is the dirtiest. If you know just how bad airliner floors are, you'd never take your shoes off.

[@jaxbutterfly9186]

I'm 70 now. I've flown a lot in my and i love it. I flew to California 2 years ago and i figured that was it. Now I've watched every aviation video imaginable. So now my 2 and daughter wants me to fly to Washington and back to Maui for my 2nd great grandchild's birth. Now I'm kinda scared. How am I going to shake this off? 70 in Hawaii 🌴🌺

[@lotsatrains]

Great video and thank you 👍

[@ralphe5842]

Flight attendants don’t clean the plane and they don’t talk in code

[@erictaylor5462]

The real danger of icing is, at least for small planes the ice builds up on the wings, changing the wings shape and making it less effective. Eventually the wing lift will decay to the point that flight is no longer possible.

[@kcnairnair7299]

Number 2 is hilarious😂

[@jnawk83]

Every toddler agrees

[@jeremypnet]

The thing that concerns me most is whether the plane at 9:16 was intending to land at Heathrow, because Great Britain (and Ireland) has gone.

[@lindamurphy3969]

Southwest definitely doesn’t clean planes between flights. My last flight a couple of months ago had trash on the floor, in the seat back pockets, etc. We kept trying to find a row without trash and finally decided to take seats where the trash was only in the seat back pocket since we don’t touch those. I understand it’s a quick turnaround but visible trash should be picked up. Passengers, the flight attendants come by with trash bags, do your part too!

[@acinakc]

Nice job. Agree with all his critiques and comments on the silly video he’s discussing. I can’t believe some of the things the original video thinks goes on in an airplane. Also, we always said the dirtiest part of the airplane is the floor in and around the latrine.

[@GungaDinn-k8m]

I love your videos... you are a true professional.

[@captainscarlett1]

I pay no attention to the crew unless they say "Oh my God, we're all going to die!"

[@CS-uc2oh]

It sounds like whoever made the original video just made stuff up. That's pretty scary.

[@JQNick]

They are half right on the telling something wrong part. Have been in the cabin during an engine failure, aside from the loud bang, the cabin crews actions where pretty obvious they where prepping for an emergency landing.

[@mencken8]

They also never tell the passengers that the radiation exposure at 35-40,000 feet on a coast-to-coast flight is greater than a lifetime’s exposure living at sea level.

[@erich930]

It's also nowhere near the dose needed to get any real adverse effects. Skin cancer is more common among pilots, but that's because they're spending upwards of 1000 hours a year up there for 30-40 years!

[@mpatey63]

I was told the radiation on one transatlantic flight is the equivalent of one chest X-ray. Don't know how accurate that is.

[@jnawk83]

​@@mpatey63sounds like it's in the ballpark. Nothing much to worry about.

[@GaryH-pw9cm]

One time in 1995 I was flying between Denver and LA. Had a wing seat and while in the air I noticed that there was a cap on top of the wing leaking fuel. I told the flight attendant and he looked at it and said that he would tell the captain. Made it to LA but nothing more was said about it. Never hurts to report things that don't look right.

[@diytwoincollege7079]

I’m always surprised how much trash people leave behind on a plane. Especially in 1st class. There is always stuff all over the floor.

[@jnawk83]

Most of us don't get anywhere near first class, much less actually walk through it to be able to audit the litter situation.

[@Wecanhelp]

There’s a van with interior cleaners before Covid when I worked and San Jose mineta

[@Bathing.in.Emptiness]

What always irritates me is when a flight attendant makes an announcement that "we've been cleared to land", so everyone needs to store their personal belongings and place their seats in the upright position.... but the airplane is still 100 miles from the airport. "Cleared to land" while at 15,000 feet AGL?

[@charliefoxtrot5001]

These are FAA-mandated announcements.

[@bob4wall]

I blocked this kind of nonsense when they put out one saying that planes fly over the Atlantic, but not the Pacific since it is so wide.

[@adammckenzie6074]

Ive flown 4 times in my life and 1 of the flights the pilot fully said we are about to hit some turbulence and not to worry