20 Strange But True Airplane Facts That Pilots Keep To Themselves

Ever felt uncomfortable on a plane? You surely have as the human body and its senses aren’t exactly made for this kind of travel.

You must know though that everything is under the control of the pilots but… there are some things that even the most friendly pilots wouldn’t want you to know about.

20. Will Oxygen Masks Save You?

At any flight, members of the crew always show you where to find the oxygen mask, how to wear it, but they don’t tell you the most important thing. Oxygen masks only last for fifteen minutes! You weren’t expecting that, were you?

However, don’t be scared cause even though fifteen minutes seem to be a really short amount of time, it is enough for the pilot to get the plane down to an altitude where you can breathe. Do you want to find out a scary truth about the pilot?

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19. The Pilot Is Sleeping Once Again

As frightening as it may seem it happens! Many pilots have been reported sleeping while flying. Due to regular time zone changes, many hours of flying, ridiculous hours and high-stress levels it is common for many pilots to fall asleep while on air.

So keep that in mind the next time you fly. Click next to find out another extraordinary fact that everyone keeps it a secret.

18. Why it seems like turbulence is worst at every flight?

Even if you are not afraid of flying, when it comes to turbulence everyone gets a little nervous. However, most of the time, turbulence is harmless and every pilot knows how to handle the situation.

What surprised us more is that climate change has caused an increase in turbulence, due to the high amounts of carbon dioxide in the air. Think about that!

17. Airplane’s toilets

Airplane’s toilets are nothing like the one we have at home. They work like powerful vacuums that suck everything through air pressure into a special deposit that the plain has. However, that was not always the case!

Older plains didn’t have a special tank for the savages so we can all imagine where they would end up.

“…older planes with outdated toilet systems are still up there flying, hence the occasional reports of raw frozen sewage falling from the sky.”, a specialist explained.