Blinds closed landing
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Today I took a day time internal flight in China, Chongqing to Wuxi. Sometime while I was asleep all the blinds were closed. I woke up about 30 minutes before landing and opened my blind because I like looking out of the window, within a few minutes I was told the blind had to be closed. We landed with all blinds closed.
I have flown many many times everywhere but never had a take off or landing where they have not insisted that all blinds are fully open.
Any idea what was different today?
I have flown many many times everywhere but never had a take off or landing where they have not insisted that all blinds are fully open.
Any idea what was different today?
Piginapoke said:
I thought blinds open so emergency services can see into the plane
Same hereYou can see a hazard if they are open.
Mind you, in China it would be to stop you seeing something you were not meant too.
its an odd place, found it more restrictive than Russia (though in Russia we did get our own FSK minder but he was pissed all the time so it didn't matter and he didn't even come into the Reactor building)
Edited by Gary C on Saturday 26th December 16:16
Gary C said:
Same here
You can see a hazard if they are open.
Mind you, in China it would be to stop you seeing something you were not meant too.
its an odd place, found it more restrictive than Russia (though in Russia we did get our own FSK minder but he was pissed all the time so it didn't matter and he didn't even come into the Reactor building)
Sorry to go OT, you visited a reactor in Russia? You can see a hazard if they are open.
Mind you, in China it would be to stop you seeing something you were not meant too.
its an odd place, found it more restrictive than Russia (though in Russia we did get our own FSK minder but he was pissed all the time so it didn't matter and he didn't even come into the Reactor building)
Edited by Gary C on Saturday 26th December 16:16
Was it business or pleasure? 
You also sometimes get this instruction at some combined civil/military Indian airfields. A bit daft really, since you can look where you like on the way to/from the aircraft or whilst in the terminal. I always find a good vantage point to watch the military activities when waiting to board. Sights at the airports I frequent include Su-30, il 76, An-32, MiG 21 Bis, C17 and the odd Jaguar. My favourite moment was waiting at the end of the runway in the twilight for a group of Su-30s to take off in front of us at Pune. Reheat and plenty of noise.
Edited by LotusOmega375D on Sunday 27th December 09:00
I was once on approach to either Delhi or Mumbai in a Jet Airways 777, I was heading to the front central loo in 1st class by the cockpit and when I walked past to cockpit door was open so obviously I had a look in. The pilots had all the cockpit windows covered in what at a quick glance looked like hessian sacks?!? I assume this was to block the morning sun but I was still a bit surprised to see them flying entirely blind even if obviously flying IFR.
Petrus1983 said:
Gary C said:
Work 
Doubled my dose in one day on an RBMK compared to the previous 17 years on an AGR in the UK.
Probably shouldn't have spent so much time staring at the pretty lights in the cooling ponds
Would you give it a glowing report?Doubled my dose in one day on an RBMK compared to the previous 17 years on an AGR in the UK.
Probably shouldn't have spent so much time staring at the pretty lights in the cooling ponds
But it started to drop off after awhile.
Gary C said:
It gave me a warm feeling inside
But it started to drop off after awhile.
Obligatory xkcd link on safety of swimming in cooling pondBut it started to drop off after awhile.
https://what-if.xkcd.com/29/
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