{"id":116736,"date":"2022-07-18T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T08:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/how-to-tell-if-your-flight-is-going-to-be-delayed-the-secret-word-your-pilot-will-use\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T14:00:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T08:30:37","slug":"how-to-tell-when-your-flight-is-delayed-this-secret-word-will-be-used-by-your-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/how-to-tell-when-your-flight-is-delayed-this-secret-word-will-be-used-by-your-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to tell when your flight is delayed. This secret word will be used by your pilot."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With flights frequently being cancelled or delayed, it is helpful to know when you will be landing on the runway.<\/p>\n

You can find some phrases that will help you determine if your flight is being delayed.<\/p>\n

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Code words are often used by pilots to communicate messages to flight attendants<\/span>Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Patrick Smith, author of Cockpit Confidential has simplified the technical jargon on the website.\u00a0Ask The Pilot<\/a>You could reveal which words might indicate that you are in for a delay.<\/p>\n

Listen out for the main message “paperwork”.<\/p>\n

Patrick claims that this “paperwork”This is often a revision to the flight plan. It could be something to do the plane’s weight and balance record or just waiting for maintenance staff to put the logbook together.<\/p>\n

You should expect a longer wait if your pilot mentions it over the PA system.<\/p>\n

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Pilots can’t do much to delay a flight if it’s delayed.<\/p>\n

A pilot has revealed to passengers that he lies about being able make up lost time in the event of a delayed flight.<\/p>\n

Reddit user he wrote: “There’s very little we can do to make-up time.”<\/p>\n

“The longer the flight, the more we can do, but still, we’re talking 5-10 minutes, not an hour.”<\/p>\n

Hidden messages can be used by many people aboard a plane, not just pilots.<\/p>\n

Also, the cabin crew will have their own code words.<\/p>\n

Pilot attendant and author\u00a0Crewed Talk column on Flyertalk.com<\/a>\u00a0Amanda Pleva explains that secret words can help keep calm during a flight.<\/p>\n

She explained that the codes are used by the crew to maintain calm in the cabin.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re specially trained in emergency situations, and panic can cause us to lose control of a situation and end up in injury or death.”<\/p>\n

Not all codes, however, restore calm in the cockpit.<\/p>\n

Other words are used so that passengers aboard don’t understand what’s going on. “cropdusting”.<\/p>\n

This rude expression was used by cabin crew. “Cropdusting is a disgusting, albeit very common, method of retribution,”Pleva.<\/p>\n

“If a passenger is being very rude and difficult, then it\u2019s not unheard of for a flight attendant to break wind and ‘cropdust’ past the offender.”<\/p>\n

“Childish? Yes. Satisfying? Also yes.”<\/p>\n

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A flight attendant has revealed what secret areas planes have that many people mistakenly believe to be storage.<\/p>\n

This cabin crew member also explained why they don’t drink water on planes.<\/p>\n

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If a pilot uses the word, “paperwork”Your flight may be delayed<\/span>Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n