Traveling is an activity that we do quite frequently, whether to visit a loved one, for work or for leisure. When it comes to long distances and very distant destinations, the most suitable means of transport is usually the plane.
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Today, the plane is a safe means of transportationMany even indicate that it is the least dangerous, but, even so, there are those who are afraid of riding it and consider that there are risks when flying through the sky in an aircraft.
Turbulence, for example, is usually one of the great fears of many passengers.since it can give the feeling that the plane is going to fall or that the pilot is going to lose control. Although many professionals in the sector have explained that turbulence does not cause the aforementioned consequences and that it is normal on flights, there are some tricks or recommendations to notice them less depending on where we are located on the plane.
Pilot Savina Paül explains why it is better to sit in this part of the plane
This is what he explained Savina Paul, Airbus pilot who usually shares part of his work on social networks, by participating in the ‘B3tter’ podcast. During the talk, the interviewer threw several questions about aviation and they have talked about curiosities that may attract the attention of passengers.
Thus, one of the questions that has been answered is the following: «Where do we have to sit on a plane in case there is a misfortune, which will never happen? What is the safest area to sit on a plane?said the interviewer.
Upon hearing it, the pilot confesses that she loves being asked those types of questions: «For me they are obvious things, but in reality many people do not know them and it’s super interesting.” Thus, he begins his explanation by giving some basic touches on the physics of the plane:
«The center of gravity of an airplane is not exactly in the center, but a little further forwardnormally in the wing area, closer to the nose,” he says while showing with manual gestures where that point of gravity of the aircraft would be: “This means that if the plane is like this (while gesturing as can be seen in the interview video), the plane makes a leverage effect with the movements of the atmosphere».
«The front area, in front of the center of gravity, moves less»
That lever movement that Savina indicates makes the part at the end of the plane, the tail or behind the center of gravity, moves “always a little morewhile the front area, in front of the center of gravity, moves less. Savina reinforces this idea by stating that, as a pilot, from the cabin they tend to notice the turbulence less than someone sitting in the back of the plane.
Thus, he reveals his recommendation on where to sit: «I always say that if you are afraid of flying, or the movements bother you, or you are overwhelmed by the fact that the plane moves, although nothing really happens, It is best to sit in the front, closer to the wings or between the wings and the cockpit».
The pilot also explains that from the cockpit they are constantly in communication with their colleagues in the queue: «If for whatever reason we notice movement but we think it is not that much, they can call us and tell us: ‘Hey, it’s moving a lot. Please put seat belts on, because if someone gets up behind here they might fall.».
In conclusion, the seats located in the back of the plane are the ones where turbulence is felt the most but also the vibration, turning, going up and down or changing speedamong other movements.
