¿Are you afraid of airplanes or afraid of flying?? Part 3
in the first 2 deliveries, We talk about several factors why people are afraid of flying or planes, situations that can cause certain problems that cause concernón in the passengers and alsoéWe do not explain whyé Pilots must be trusted thanks to their great training and continuous studies. Now, in the third installment, We are going to talk about several additional topics and thatúnally generate fear in people and we will explain whyé we must be calm on every flight.
Check out the first installment.: Fear to fly.
Check out the second installment.: The pilots.
Post written by: Capturesán Rodolfo Estrella (with littleñNicol's contributionsás Larenas)
FAA Commercial Pilot
Twitter: @rodo_estrella
¿Whaté It's Turbulence?
We have all felt the discomfort of flying in turbulence at some point., ¿pero de qué it is about?
Turbulence in a general way is an interruptionón o una variationón in the flow of an air current that is produced by various causes, the main one is convective currents. These are air currents that circulate ascending or descending. For every updraft there will always beá a descending, These downdrafts occur mostly in álarge areas so its vertical speed or “intensity” is minor.
¿Because there are updrafts and downdrafts?
The nature of ATMósfera isá in constant movement due mainly to the temperature of the environment and the terrain, high temperatures heat the air on the surface and it rises vertically, which is why turbulence at low altitudes can be expected in summer seasons. further, the type of terrain and the difference between its heating properties make the updrafts varyíin intensity from zone to zone.
As hot air rises, This reaches a level where as it rises it cools.ía to the point where it reaches ambient temperature and clouds are produced, which are generallyñAlan the top of the turbulence.
During the first toñthe aviationón commercial, airplanes cannotícan ascend to extreme altitudes due to their lack of pressurized cabins, ox equipmentíGeno and his engines haveíyear one líaltitude limit for operation. Today modern commercial aircraft can “fly over the weather”, altitudes higher than 24.000 pies, (7315 meters) are generally free of moderate and severe turbulence, although there are types of turbulence that can be found at any altitude and their degrees of severity are varied, most of the time you will haveá a pleasant flight.
Either way, as mentionedó in the first delivery, Modern aircraft are capable of withstanding m turbulenceás severe and manufacturers provide operators with aircraft speeds and limitations regarding flight in turbulence.
The issue of turbulence is a complex issue that we pilots study and of which we are always alert, weather reportsóRoutine logic and reports from pilots encountering turbulence help us avoid areas of known turbulence to make flying for passengers as smooth as possible.ás pleasurable possible.
Tr ControláI'm theéreo.
Many times we have heard the téterm “control tower” and we have all seen the airport control tower and ahí It is where the controllers who authorize takeoffs and landings work, and yesí, it is right, however the control of tráI'm theéprisoner goes a lot más allá from the control tower and covers the entire país or includedás, the traffic control systemáI'm theéHe is the defendantá diseñdesigned for the efficient management of air trafficáutico así as a way of “Big Brother” supervise flights in the ábad control, Tr ControllersáI'm theéreo, (ATC) They have very modern radar and communication systems.ówhere they can see the situationón of each flight, its course, destiny, altitude etc. There isán vigilant against any deviationóNo danger that aircraft may face in flight, such as collisions with other aircraft or adverse weather, además provide timely assistance to aircraft that present anyún problem or emergency.
That's why you see in the sky planes one after another, but you must rest assured that there is a great system and professionals that areán detrás of screens or in the tower supervising each takeoff, landing or cruise flight so that the planes fly safely through the spaceséprisoners of the world, every dayía más close to each other by the market increase toéreo, but equally safe, thank you tooén to the increase in technologyífor this purpose.
¡God MíO! ¡That guy wants to open the door!
Another of the fears that the traveler has, for a passenger to enter pásingle and try to open the door or an emergency exit in flight.
Although the attacks of páonly they are not so common, se and, and passengers have recently been seen trying to open the doors during the flight which could potentially beía catastróI look as shown in the moviesínaughty. Nevertheless, reality is different. He saysño of the doors and emergency exits together with the pressurizationóinternal n of the aircraftón which is higher than the pressureóExternal closure makes it almost impossible to open them from inside the aircraft.ón in flight. It is estimated that in order to open it, a force of one ton of pressure is necessary.ón what is humanly impossible.
¡An emergency! The Ox Maskígeno does not inflate
If you paid attentionón to the safety instructions oríThis is the safety card found in the front pocket of your seat, couldás know that ox masksígeno doesn't inflateán in all cases, but despite that, the flow of oxígeno in case of an emergency such as depressurizationón, Eastá guaranteed.
Solo 1 in a millónumber of flights a passenger will haveá than living a situationóinside an airplaneón that requires the use of the mask and in that moment of scare and adrenaline, there are many cases of frightened passengers not seeing their mask inflate, they get scared or get up from their posts, generating más páonly and concerns within the flight.
Known was a case in Ecuador when an avión Embraer 190 that was flying from Quito to Loja dueó divert towards the coast due to pressurization problemsón and the crewón newsó correctly under the protocols for this emergency, but some passengers, by not being informed or paying attentionón to security measures, when they landed safely in Guayaquil, they arbitrarily tore off the ox masksígeno and erróthey simply accused the airlineíindication that I do not complyíwith security protocols and that this endangered their safety.
Así what if in somethingún moment, they come to live a situationón así, do not panic if the mask does not inflate, el oxígeno beá passing and these devices are checked regularly, both for the airínea, as per the aeron authorityáutica.
in a future installment, we will talk about meás factors or situations that passengers are afraid of.
