Secrets about flying

Secrets that many of you all don't know about flying...

When a plane is landing at night, they dim the interior lights just in case you need to evacuate upon landing, and since your eyes are already adjusted to the darkness, you will be able to see better once outside the plane.

The aircraft lavatories are able to unlock from the outside by just using a pen or even a coin. There is usually a lock mechanism concealed behind the no smoking badge on the door. Just lift the flap up and slide the bolt to unlock it.

In the cockpit, there are always at least 2 pilots at a time flying the aircraft. Both pilots are served different meals and cannot share the food just in case of food poisoning.

If you ever drink any water on the aircraft that did not come from a bottle, well congratulation! The reason being the ports to purge lavatory shit and refill the aircraft with portable water are within feet from each other and sometimes serviced all at once by the same person. So...

Landings to a lot of pilots are nothing more than a controlled crashes.
Accident occurs the most during take-off and landing...

Among the two pilots that are on duty, at least one of them are sleeping during flight and most often, when that one pilot that are sleeping woke up, he/she find that their partner are asleep too. It's all thanks to the auto-pilot.

Turning off the electronics on a plane is totally bullshit. It won't really affect the aircraft nor bring the whole aircraft down. What it does is that it is freaking annoying to the pilots due to the interference sound.

All of the goodies that are sold on the aircraft can be purchased on the internet for WAY less money.

Those clean blankets and pillows? Yes those are just being refolded and stuffed back in the bins between the flights, everyone will thought its new. Oh, even the headphones that come wrapped up nicely aren't new.

If during a flight, when all engines fail...
NO WORRIES !
An aircraft can still glide like a paper plane for at least 6 nautical miles for every 5000 feet.
So during cruising phase which is mostly at 35000 feet, an aircraft can still glide for around 42 miles without power. (Not including head wind nor tail wind)

Aircraft have a harder time flying during hot day. Just like what the car does on the road...

Although there are a few NO SMOKING sign on the aircraft but ashtrays can still be found in the lavatories. Why? The reason is because if people do decide to smoke illegally inside, they want them to have at least a place other than the trash can to throw the butt. On-board fire is no joke!

Pilots have the tendency to fly slower than expected in order to make more money and the only time that they do fly faster is when an air traffic controller instructed them to.

TOP SECRET:
If the plane is being hijacked, after the pilot lands the aircraft, they will leave the wing flaps up which will slow the aircraft down and this will signal the air traffic controller that there is something happened in the aircraft.