Airplane noises explained by airline pilot (Full flight) - Ask A Pilot

In this video, a pilot will explain airplane noises and procedures nicely and calmly. The video starts with the airplane getting pushed back from the gate. From there your pilot will explain the different sounds and procedures all the way to arrival at the destination. This is an easy way to learn more about what to expect onboard an airplane. It is also a great way to build your confidence which can help you to relax more and enjoy flying.

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[brandonvernet]

The best part of the flight for me is when I hear the announcement from the Pilot for cabin and crew to begin preparations for landing. I just feel a massive sense of relief at that point because I know we’re about to land and i honestly don’t care how bumpy the landing is lol.

[courtneysalsbury]

I would pay money to have you narrate every flight for me to tell me what is happening. This was immensely helpful, thank you.

[WillieGaldamez]

thanks for posting. i get anxiety and one thing that bothers me is an unexplained noise. and yes, i have a flight tomorrow. lol

[bellabells]

oh my god. im an anxious flyer and so im always hyper vigilant on flights. ive always noticed the sound on a flight where it sounds like the engine is turned off in the middle of the flight and it has always freaked me out as id always assumed it was something bad. it’s really helpful to know that its just the plane starting to cruise!! thank you for this!!

[ashscott]

My main fear is just after takeoff. It's worst when the flaps retract and the gear comes off and we make the first turn. My body feels like we're going too slow and the plane is going to stall. The more the attitude of the plane levels out, the better I feel. By the time we reach cruising altitude, I'm completely relaxed. But before takeoff...for MONTHS, I have anxiety whenever I think about the flight. By the time I'm sitting on the plane, it's fear. Once the engines spool up, it's terror.
But all on the outbound trip. Coming back, I'm pretty much fine

[ActualTrent]

I’m flying on a couple days and I’m terrified of flying. I’ve flown before but this will be my first time flying alone.. and I’m 33..
This video is the BEST I’ve seen on YouTube. You speak calmly and softly and it has made me feel so much better and eased my anxiety big time.

[AarmOZ]

When you are nervous, your senses become heightened. Since an aircraft is a large machine it makes big noises anytime something moves. Sometimes knowing what those sounds are and recognizing that is exactly how they should be sounding can make you less startled.

[Helsyedd]

I’ve flown loads of times but I’m still an anxious flyer. I had a flight a few weeks ago and I watched this prior, I kept thinking back to this video when I heard these noises and it really put my mind at ease. Thank you!

[athc]

This was excellent, thank you. Very calm voice and great, simple explanations. I feel so much better about my flight!

[Knitspin]

As someone who flies not infrequently, knows what the noises are, and is a very nervous flier, this was very helpful. I have a flight to Japan in a little over a week and have been spending the past handful of days looking for videos and doing a lot of self talk surrounding my fear of flying.

[lucylaura]

i watched this before my flight a week ago. i always get super anxious with flying and although it wasn’t comfortable it was easily the best flight i’ve had anxiety wise. today i fly home and i’m feeling super anxious again but i know this video will help me again. thank you so much :)

[laurenhills]

My fear of flying got me banned from going on any family vacation that requires us to fly. We flew to Yellowstone and I hated every minute of the flight. I hated the feeling of being trapped and every noise made me think that the plane was going to fall out of the sky. When it was time to fly back home I freaked out and refused to get on the plane with the rest of my family. I ended up getting a rental car to drive myself home... well I ended up wrecking the rental car and my parents had to fly out to visit me in the ICU. So now I miss out on everything because my fear of flying is so intense but recently I decided that I would try to overcome my fear of flying and this video helped so thank you!

[Sassycat]

I hate flying. But I watched this video before flying to Chicago a couple of weeks ago, it helped me. Having 3 drinks at the bar, didn't hurt either..lol

[philt]

What bothers me is that sinking feeling right after takeoff accompanied by reduced engine noise. Sometimes it feels like the engines are going to quit at a critical phase of the flight. I understand the primary cause for this is that jet engines need to be spooled back a few minutes after a full power takeoff to allow them to cool off before resuming a climb out to cruise altitude.

[MixedBagOfNonSense]

I have been up in the air 10 times and have never looked out a window. I'm so fearful of flying I pretend to be on a train... the first time ever for me to continue watching out an airplane window. So glad I did not skip over this video & watched from start to finish. Thanks for a great video.

[lunaa]

this was amazing! i’m an extremely anxious flyer and i felt like i was on a flight looking out the window and you were sitting next to me explaining everything that was going on. knowledge really is power. i’m way less nervous about flying now.

[imanuelcaushi]

You should have mentioned how when the flaps are retracted shortly after take-off, there is a brief "falling" feeling that comes a result of this. I have found that people who do not know much about aviation, get particularly worried when this happens

[rhondaramsey]

Im 68 and ive NEVER flown!! Definitely very nervous!! Thank you!! I leave in August 2022!!

[amycampbell]

Such a great video. I hate flying as I'm a control freak. It helps to understand what the noises are.

[middleohnowherenj]

I’ve been flying so many times in my life that just by rewatching this video I realized I knew every single step by heart . I just always still find it scary and I hope this feeling will completely go away someday