AN AIRLINE pilot has explained exactly what those "dings" mean when you're flying. Captain Steve has become a favourite among viewers on social media thanks to his informative videos and insider knowledge about planes. And in a recent TikTok, the pilot decided to answer the numerous requests he'd received asking what the different chimes mean during a flight.
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"Is there a rhyme or a reason? Well, the answer is yes!" he said. "I chime the flight attendants three separate times during the flight on purpose.". The first chime is as they're "taxiing" - getting the plane into position for take off - to alert the flight attendants to prepare for departure.
"Shortly after that, I'm cleared for take off," he continued. "When I'm cleared to go onto the runway and take off, I turn that no-smoking sign on and off and I give them a ding. "That's their final warning. Take a seat. We're about to take off.". The next is as they "climb through 10,000 feet", when Steve dings the no smoking sign again to let the attendants know it's "safe to get up now out of their seat and start their service".
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And the third and final ding is to tell the attendants to "prepare for landing". "As we're coming back down through 10,000 feet, I ding them one more time," he added. "That way they know they've only got a few minutes left to get everything cleaned up and put away because we're about to land.".
