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DistantRumble
13th May 2003, 01:26
in a commercial aircraft why do the cabin crew dim the lights for takeoff ?
Pilot Pete
13th May 2003, 01:35
So that if the T/O is rejected and the pax have to evacuate they at least have some adjustment to night vision.
PP
Lump Jockey
13th May 2003, 04:38
And probably more so, so that if there was an evac of the ac, the emergency lighting would be easier to see along the cabin floor.
Onan the Clumsy
13th May 2003, 05:38
Maybe it's like the cinema. I was in one once and thought "Oh this is a nice place. Subtle lights and a cosy atmosphere".
Then the program ended and they turned the lights up.
What a sh1t hole!
Pilot Pete
14th May 2003, 07:42
So true...... so, true!
PP:p