However, the threat of being affected by a lack of oxygen is still very real. In fact, most are slow events that are noticed by the pilots before anyone else does. That said, not all decompressions happen this dramatically.
Should the cabin pressurization fail, the inside becomes the outside in an instant.Īs regular flyers will know, in these situations, masks will automatically drop from the panel above your head. The temperature can be as cold as minus 94☏ and the oxygen levels so low that without assistance, you would become unconscious in a matter of seconds. Just on the other side of that window, the atmospheric conditions are so harsh that they are unable to support human life. Relaxing in your seat at 43,000 feet, sipping a drink and enjoying a movie, you'd be forgiven for forgetting exactly where you are. The passenger oxygen switch (Photo by Charlie Page/The Points Guy) Related: How a flying cadet graduates to a fully qualified pilot Sometimes taking things back to basics is what is needed. They are the basic principles of flight and apply to all aircraft, no matter how big and how complex. The skills we all learned on those small aircraft in flight school were learned for a reason. They become overwhelmed with the situation and are unable to see it in its most simple form.īy pressing the autopilot disconnect button located on the control column, the pilot takes back responsibility for keeping the wings level from the aircraft. All too often, accidents have occurred because the pilots didn't understand what the automatics were doing and didn't take the correct action. However, with added complexity can come added confusion. Modern airliners are complicated machines with scores of computer systems designed to make the pilot's life easier. A pilot should always be in control of their aircraft, whether it's a two-seater Cessna or a 550 seat A380. When we fasten our safety harnesses when we take our seats, we are not strapping ourselves into the aircraft, we are strapping the aircraft to us. However, what this button represents is control. Used normally just once during a flight, it's used far less regularly than the altitude selector and has much less of an effect on the aircraft as the engine fire handle. You may be surprised to find this button at number one. The autopilot disconnect button on the left (Photo by Charlie Page/The Points Guy)
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