Flight Anxiety Knowledge Base

Noises Flight Anxiety Q&A

• What is that loud 'barking' sound?

  It's just a hydraulic pump saving fuel.

• Why did the engines get quiet after takeoff?

  The pilots reduced thrust to cruise power.

• What was that loud 'thud' under the floor?

  The landing gear is being locked away.

• What if lightning strikes us?

  The electricity flows around the skin of the plane.

• Why does the plane keep 'dinging'?

  It is the crew's secure internal telephone system.

• What is that loud whirring or grinding noise during descent?

  It is the electric motors changing the shape of the wing.