Questions tagged [passenger]
A passenger is someone carried on an aircraft who is not part of the crew and has no responsibility for carrying out the flight.
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How do you make sonic booms quieter
I was looking through several sources and I can’t find anything explaining how sonic booms can be muted. In the Lockheed Martin Quesst experimental airplane info it states that it supposedly has a “...
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Has anyone with no flight training ever landed an aircraft with no assistance?
There have been successful "talk-down landings" in which someone on the ground has given instructions over radio for a passenger to land an aircraft when the pilot was incapacitated, but has ...
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Has an airline passenger ever in some way prevented a crash?
Have there been any incidents in which an airliner would almost certainly have crashed had a passenger not taken some action (most likely telling a flight attendant that something didn't seem right)?
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Would a passenger on an airliner in an emergency be forced to evacuate?
If a passenger on a part 121 airline flight on an N-registered aircraft refuses to evacuate (or insists on evacuating last, to avoid getting in others' way), would (s)he be forced to evacuate? Assume ...
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How can a pilot help someone with a fear of flying?
I have a cousin that has a pretty bad fear of flying. I've been trying to get her to fly with me for a while. My question is: If I succeed, what should I do to make the experience better?
I've tried ...
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Remotely controlled civilian passenger jets [closed]
Remotely controlled aircraft have existed since at least the first "world war" (eg, The Aerial Target), so any sensible review would suggest that all civilian passenger fleets would have ...
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Why would passengers be required to close window shades when passing Ukraine
Last week, my friend flew from Europe to Japan, passing Ukraine to the south along the southern coast of Black Sea. When nearing the Black Sea area, the passengers were required to draw the shades on ...
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Under what circumstances are passengers boarded onto buses at gates A10 and A4 at Heathrow Terminal 5?
In Why doesn't Heathrow T5 have stand 504? it was suggested that gates A4 and A10 are so-called "bus-gates" where passengers board a bus to get to the aircraft.
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Do minors need parental permission to fly with a private pilot?
I’m a 17 year old private pilot, and my friend and his girlfriend who are also 17 want to fly with me. It’s not clear whether they are asking their parents permission. If their parents didn’t want ...
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Can solo time be logged with a passenger?
Here's a very niche question. If someone were to have completed their recreational or sport pilot license and be actively pursuing their private pilot license, could flight time without an instructor ...
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What does the term "Thru Pax" mean?
I am trying to find the meaning for a group of words used by professionals in the airline industry and this was one of them.
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Why are you not allowed to use power sockets in the seats during takeoff and landings?
Is it because the extra strain on the electrical system reduces engine performance?
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Are there passenger flights with stops in the middle?
Train and bus lines usually have a number of stops along the way where some passengers can get on and off, while the rest stay onboard and continue to their destinatiom. For sufficiently long routes, ...
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Could gliders be a clean, practical alternative to other forms of transport?
Would it be possible to use pure gliders as an eco-friendly mode of transport?
From what I have read so far, gliders can travel at a speed of 100-170 km/h. That would not be able to compete with a jet ...
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Why there are multiple classes in same plane? [closed]
This question always baffled me, why most conpanies do not have different planes for each ticket class ?
There are obvious benefits to this system:
Better paying customers can fly more reliable/newer/...
