Night vision and the flight deck
Why is it so important for all crewmembers, flight attendants and pilots, to adapt their vision to outside conditions for takeoff and landing, particularly at night?
Donald Wecklein is a cabin safety expert with over 33 years in inflight operations. He has worked as an Air Transportation Supervisor, Aircraft Ground Instructor, and has a private pilot certificate and an Aircraft Dispatcher certificate as well. He has also presented as a cabin safety expert at an ICAO Cabin Safety conference in Bangkok in 2016, an event exclusively for Asian airlines, as well as at the IATA Cabin Operations Safety Conference in Bangkok in 2018.
Why is it so important for all crewmembers, flight attendants and pilots, to adapt their vision to outside conditions for takeoff and landing, particularly at night?
What does it mean to have emergency equipment readily or easily accessible?
Is there a way for me to find out whether over the counter medication or prescription medication I’m taking is permitted or prohibited when working as a crewmember?
Are flight attendants required to be trained on emergency equipment located in the flight deck?
Are seat rows forward of an emergency exit required to be locked upright and fixed, or is there a distance requirement forward of the overwing exit that permits those seats to recline?
Why is it important to dim the galley and flight deck threshold lights before entering the flight deck at night?
The Director of Safety and their safety culture influence.
Why do airlines make such a big deal about passengers bringing spare batteries to charge their phones?
Can Baby Belts be used in the United States on a United States registered airline? They’re permitted for use in European countries and other parts of the world.
Ask a flight attendant for help if you drop your phone
