Do pilots get nervous..?
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Yes, we get nervous when something doesn't work. Nervousness, though, isn't a bad thing. It's a natural reaction to unexpected situations that actually heightens awareness, and therefore, increases the pilot's ability to deal with the situation.
We don't try to forget things, but it is possible. This is why every pilot uses, or should use, a checklist. A checklist is a list of proceedures for every phase of flight which tells the pilot everything he must do to ensure a safe flight. There is no excuse for forgetting something when there is a checklist.
The plane is steered through the use of rudder pedals. The pedals yaw the plane and sometimes steer the nosewheel. Most commercial aircraft also have a tiller that is used to steer the aircraft on the ground. The tiller is basically just a small handle that rotates back and forth.
I can't answer the question about the crew girls because I'm not a commercial pilot. All I will say is, any relationship between them should be professional. There is no room for personal relationships or personal problems aboard a commercial or corporate aircraft.
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Contrary to what Jeremy said, checklists are very important. There indeed have been crashes because a pilot forgot one item on the checklist. The best example I can think of is forgetting to lower the landing gear. Another might be forgetting to reset the altimeter to the airport's reported altimeter setting. No item should be skipped or forgotten.
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They quell their fears with liquor.
(Just kidding.)
Well, I sure do hope not, specifically the ones whose planes I get to ride on. :)
What do you think?
Isn't the Pilot the first person at the scene of the aircraft accident?
Have you ever talked to a pilot?
My guess is unlikely, no offence to any pilots here because I am sure not all are the same, but having worked for an airline company I can tell you a hell of a lot of them are what would easily be classed as the most arrogant S.O.B.'s you're ever likely to meet, a lot also do not even know how to turn a PC on or off - this itself worries me (seriously, the most computer illiterate people in an airline are the trolley dollies, then aircraft engineers, and then the pilots – we are not just talking not IT trained but honest to god clueless and unable to get said clue).thus why I don't fly.least of all B.A.
Yup, this was an excuse to rant about pilots :-P
im sure some do.
well me being a pilot and all
i get shi. scared every time at landing as i am hopeless at it.
normally i get one of the girls to do it.
while she is landing the plane i get busy with her just in case its the last landing
nervous, we can not get nervous. you have to stay calm. you steer with the foot pedals.
#1. The pilot would never fly the plane if there was a malfunction.
#2. It is very unlikely that the pilot would forget anything, because
he is doing this job every day.
#3. You steer the plane by a "Y" looking stick in front of the pilots Seat attached to the floor, The petals on the floor are the gas and break petals. Just like a car. Your "Y" what controls the
flaps on the tail fins. Get your speed up and pull back on your
"Y" and you are in the air before you know it. And if you want to
land, Just do the opposite of taking off.
#4. The cabin crew girls don't want to loose there jobs so they
have to be NICE.
I hope this helps you.
99% boredom and 1% sheer terror!
well they are humans, aren't they?
How would you feel if 100-500 peoples lives where in youre hands?
The propeller is the real secret. It keeps the pilot cool and comfortable. If you don't believe it, just look at the sweat break out on your pilot if it stops spinning.
Yes we do feel nervous too, bit we know how to manage it. In percentage we only get nervous 1%. Nothing to be worried about. there is always a final resolution. EJECT.. but lucky for me I never ejected yet. As a naval Aviator risk is always there. every time a catapult shoots you so that you get airborne. then when we land in a carrier. Just keep in mind life is full of risk so don't get too nervous.
Gail Winds, you're a dumbass. The pedals aren't for acceleration and deceleration. That's the job of the thrust levers. The pedals yaw the aircraft left and right, as well as steer the aircraft on the ground. The Y stick you mentioned banks the aircraft left and right, by moving it's ailerons in the correct direction.
btw, landing is not "just the opposite". There are completely different procedures for both. Landing requires the pilot to decelerate, put the gear down, lower flaps in incriments, and point the nose up ("flare"). once the back wheels contact the ground, he (or she) uses the "pitch" controller to point the nose down, while he pulls the thrust levers back to "reverse thrust" position, where basically, the engine props turn the opposite way to slow the plane down further.
I'm sure pilots make mistakes. They have checklists, and it's easy to skip an item. Most of the time, however, they complete the checks just for safety. It's not like the plane would crash if the pilot missed one item
There's a big fan overhead on my helo.when it stops I get really nervous.
Or 2hrs back from my next fuel over the African rainforest.and that curry chicken want to get out..
as well as the autopilot, planes can have other automated systems such as for landing. I think the pilot just steers it towards the runway turn on the system and the computer does the landing (landing is probably the most challenging of manevors). Im not sure about taking off, it probably has.
It must have many warning systems to detect the plane is flying safely.
oh i'm sure they do.
naval aviators have to make sure they can land on a tipping aircraft carrier at night in violent seas
pilots have to make sure they can hit the refueling nozzel if nto they put themselves and the other pilots in the refuleing quee behind them i jeopardy
flying into a violent and twirling 20,000 ft high cumulonimbus cloud, losing your orientation and expriecing vertigo
all while knwing you are 10000 ft in the sky
fighter pilots are really exceptional people
Yes. Every so often I get nervous, but it's doesn't happen a lot.
Oh yes - I have done more than 600 landings, and everyone I do still scares me. I try not to let my friends who come along notice.
We get nervous when we have radio problems, we get nervous when we have heavy crosswinds, we get nervous when there are other planes close by, we get nervous when we are going to a place we've never been.
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