Airline pax briefs
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Airline pax briefs
why is it that airline pilot's in their pax brief always convert the altitude in feet into metres. for example "we are cruising at 41,000 ft which is 11.5 km above sea level". is this some sort of requirement or do they think that the odd punter down the back might actually care about how many km above sea level 41,000 ft is?
I do it because when I talk in feet to my young cousins they stare at you with a blank look - they are children of the metric age...
I grew up with both, but many are not conversant with the "non-metric" measures.... with regards the sea level bit - its variable on the crew - I generally say above the ground, but am not strictly being accurate - you occasionally get punters pick you up on that sort of thing....
No other reason - plus the 737NG has a nice metres button on the display control panel that does the conversion for me!
most don't listen anyway - you could tell them that the weather in Darwin is -5 degrees with a forecast for heavy snow and they wouldn't notice!
I grew up with both, but many are not conversant with the "non-metric" measures.... with regards the sea level bit - its variable on the crew - I generally say above the ground, but am not strictly being accurate - you occasionally get punters pick you up on that sort of thing....
No other reason - plus the 737NG has a nice metres button on the display control panel that does the conversion for me!
most don't listen anyway - you could tell them that the weather in Darwin is -5 degrees with a forecast for heavy snow and they wouldn't notice!
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There was an interesting post on this sometime ago. My question is why do some PA's sound unprofessional whilst others are brilliant? Really does detract when you are sitting there listening to um and r's...
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To answer your question .......
Some people have natural elloquence, others don't.
I agree a load of umms and arghs coming from the speakers sound foul and can't do anything for the disposition of nervous flyers, Mrs C being one of them!
To answer your question .......
Some people have natural elloquence, others don't.
I agree a load of umms and arghs coming from the speakers sound foul and can't do anything for the disposition of nervous flyers, Mrs C being one of them!
I think it makes it more understandable to more people. You give feet for the oldies, and metres for the younger generation. Also, I convert knots into kmh, as I would think bugga all non-aviation or nautical people would have much idea how fast a knot is... plus it sounds faster 
