Why are you told to close the blinds on a plane aduring a night flight??
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So the folk on passing UFO's can't see in.
Did you ever see the Twilight Zone movie? With that gremlin outside the plane at night? Cool..
So the glare from the lights inside won't reflect into the window glass and annoy people
And why do they turn the lights on inside when your landing?
To keep the goolies from looking in at you!
So the sun doesn't wake people up early due to it shining on the plane as soon as it rises due to the plane usually being above the clouds where it's always sunny!
Don't believe me - try touching the window blind from time to time - it gets warm when the sun comes up.
just in case someone wants to look in
The FAA regulates the way things are done inside a commercial aircraft. This is done to not provide unusual lights in the sky.
This is due to the fact that at night, the Aeroplane-Funk Elf ratio increases to approximately 12:1. As such, the planes have to disguise themselves as large Eagles. This is done by blocking out all of the interior lights and having a team of ugly, ginger stewardesses attach a 10' beak to the nose of the plane. This generally stops the Funk Elves dead in their tracks. Get out of my house.
Then the bogie men wont get you.
to produce an imaginary day night cycle as you cross time zones and sun rays following the earths curveture!!!Probably
It is not all flights in which you are told that, and it is not required. It is based on consideration. People like to sleep on most night flights and although it is dark when you go to sleep, the sun rises quite early and the light will wake you (and others) up. The more you sleep the less the flight attendants have to do, and the better flight you will have.
Because you are travelling at such a fast speed you go from night to day very quickly, so it is quite disorienatating to see daylight at 3am or what you think is 3am. It allows people to adjust with time zones much more easily, thus reducing jetlag.
Flight Attendants request that you lower your window shades on a night flight because usually 95% of the passengers sleep. When the sun comes up it is a piercing light at that altitude. It is uncomfortable to your eyes when you have been in almost total darkness for hours. On long-hauls, if it is a breakfast flight, some people prefer to skip it and remain asleep. It's a little more comfortable if the window shades are brought up gradually when people awaken rather than get that piercing light in their eyes all at once on one side of the aircraft.
I've NEVER been told that.
Because you will likely hit sunrise many hours before you arrive and many folks like to sleep on long flights.
Flight Attendants request that you lower your window shades on a night flight because usually 95% of the passengers sleep. When the sun comes up it is a piercing light at that altitude. It is uncomfortable to your eyes when you have been in almost total darkness for hours. On long-hauls, if it is a breakfast flight, some people prefer to skip it and remain asleep. It's a little more comfortable if the window shades are brought up gradually when people awaken rather than get that piercing light in their eyes all at once on one side of the aircraft
Many airlines, during takeoff or approach/landing on a night flight, will elect to dim the cabin lights and may request that you open your blinds.
This is so that, in the event of an emergency evacuation, a passenger's eyes can adjust to the change in brightness quicker once they get outside of the aircraft, therefore resulting in them having more chance of reaching a safe distance quicker.
(Hence the reason why cabin attendants only tell you what they are doing, never why - don't want to freak anyone out!)
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