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I hope there is some frequent flyers who can answer this...


Why is it when you fly and are coming into land/takeoff they make you open the friggin blind on the windows ?


I had to do it last week and sit there while the sun cut me feckin eyes out lol
 
It has to do with keeping passengers oriented. Should anything go wrong, unlikely as it might be, having the shades open allows you to keep track of which way is up. It also lets light into the cabin and provides a way for passengers to ascertain any outside dangers (fires,etc) in the event of an emergency evacuation. Keeping the lights dimmed works similarly, eliminating glare and ensuring you can see outside. Also, should there be a power failure after any sort of incident, your vision will be pre-adjusted to the darkness.
 
I hope there is some frequent flyers who can answer this...


Why is it when you fly and are coming into land/takeoff they make you open the friggin blind on the windows ?


I had to do it last week and sit there while the sun cut me feckin eyes out lol
What is this thing you call "Sun" ? lol. Neva heard of it in the UK
 
The only sun we get is the Newspaper! Im in Freezing Fife!
 
orientated? think if you upside down you will know about it

my mates sister is an air hostess and says reason is for passengers to see any dangers and inform them...and if there is a problem (engine on fire etc..) the cabin crew no wot side not to take out of if you crash

the lights depend on what the light is like outside (dark outisde, dark inside cabin and visa versa) so your eyes can adjust and still let you see outside
 
its actualy for emergency crews on the OUTSIDE of the plane when landed they can see into the aircraft to see where passengers are seated and the situation inside.
saw it on a tv show just other week.
 
It has to do with keeping passengers oriented. Should anything go wrong, unlikely as it might be, having the shades open allows you to keep track of which way is up. It also lets light into the cabin and provides a way for passengers to ascertain any outside dangers (fires,etc) in the event of an emergency evacuation. Keeping the lights dimmed works similarly, eliminating glare and ensuring you can see outside. Also, should there be a power failure after any sort of incident, your vision will be pre-adjusted to the darkness.

Would definitely be inclined to go with this explaination seems more feasible.
 
It has to do with keeping passengers oriented. Should anything go wrong, unlikely as it might be, having the shades open allows you to keep track of which way is up. It also lets light into the cabin and provides a way for passengers to ascertain any outside dangers (fires,etc) in the event of an emergency evacuation. Keeping the lights dimmed works similarly, eliminating glare and ensuring you can see outside. Also, should there be a power failure after any sort of incident, your vision will be pre-adjusted to the darkness.

cant help thinking i would know if i were upside-down, or even on my side! the light thing makes sense, except that may flights are at night. lol it makes you laugh,. they make you open the blinds, but refuse to reverse the seats, a major safety precaution. so you can see the world go by as you hurtle to you death. makes sense i suppose.
 
i sit corrected. taken from airliners.net

The reason for leaving the shades open is that in the event of a emergency landing. Passengers will be able to see out of the windows during egress. A Usair 737 crashed back in the early nineties in LA. A contributing factor to the deaths of the passengers was the inability to see that there was a fire and obstacles at the over wings exits, which would have prohibited evacuation.

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/357680/4/
 
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