Cockpit Confessions: The Truth About Airplane Mode (and More)

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

When you fly do you really need to put your phone in airplane mode? Should you fear the tray table? What’s happening in the cockpit while you’re fighting over the armrest? Two airline pilots answer your burning air travel questions. Guests: Pilot Sandy Williams of Skydive Deland; Pilot Nick Anderson of the Airline Pilot Guy podcast. Thanks to everyone who called in with their airplane questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.1	standby for all golf.
0:36.3	Good morning E.L.T. listeners.
0:38.1	Welcome aboard this fantastic show.
0:40.5	Please sit back.
0:41.6	Fasten your seat belts and prepare yourselves for
0:44.2	a take-off. Enjoy the ride.
0:48.6	Hey ELC listeners, we asked for your factual emergencies about air travel, and you came
0:58.9	back with a cargo plane full of questions. On today's show, some answers. From the Truth About Airplane
1:05.4	Mode to the Truth About Airplane sanitation. Let me introduce my flight crew.
1:10.1	My name is Nick Anderson. I'm just finishing my flying career really after what
1:16.0	45 years in the air nearly half a century as a pilot. Nick flew for the military and
1:21.4	then he worked for Virgin Atlantic flying internationally.
1:24.8	All long haul, we don't do anything short, so the longest would probably have nearly reached
1:30.1	17 hours of airborne time.
1:32.1	Also in the cockpit we have Sandy Williams.
1:35.0	This is Captain Sandy.
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