What do pilots do during flights?

Question

What do pilots do during flights?

Answer 1

well besides fly the plane the monitor radio channels and  track other airplane traffic so they don't crash one another granted the pilots are there mainly for take offs landing and to fly the plane if for some reason the  auto pilot fails  and in case of emergencies

Answer 2

If they're on autopilot, they'll monitor their progress.

If the autopilot's busted, or if they feel so inclined, they can always hand fly the airplane.

Staying awake and fighting boredom is the biggest concern mostly.

Answer 3

sleep while the other steers...oh wait they don't steer they have auto pilot. My guess would be to flirt and hit on the hot flight attendants. Most are married to light attendants anyways, guess that is how they start to get to know one another :P

Answer 4

It's a matter of the length of the mission, company policy, and command decisions.  "Autopilot" means you watch what it's doing every minute.  There is paperwork to do, books to study for technology upgrades and recurrent checkrides, and much more.

When all of that is caught up, you talk.  When I first joined flight deck crews, it got pretty quiet, because they felt they had to be extra careful what they said because I had the body parts they usually talked about.  But after a while it got straightened out.

Actually, most flight crew are pretty stable people and talk about their kids, their new car, lawn care, and church.  I flew with one male first officer who judged quilting shows.  I had no idea there was so much to know about quilts.

And so on...

Answer 5

ping pong or a dip in the pool

Answer 6

Pilot the airplane!

JL.

Answer 7

I know a lot of the pilots that work for my airline like to look at naked lady magazines. I find them all the time hidden in the cockpit!

Answer 8

well besides fly the plane the monitor radio channels and track other airplane traffic so they don't crash one another granted the pilots are there mainly for take offs landing and to fly the plane if for some reason the auto pilot fails and in case of emergencies

Answer 9

Alot of Flight log calculations, Alot of looking at gauges and checking to make sure there reading correctly. Sometimes the PIC will let the right seater take a nap and they'll switch on and off if the flight is long enough.

Answer 10

Okay...maybe since I fly I understand this question.  It doesnt seem like they do much since theres something called autopilot which can actually land the plane.  Some of the pilots I fly with will read magazines, play psp games, try to flirt with the fa's....lets see....oh and they make sure the flight is going well....haha...jk....I cant wait to get there....my dream is to be a pilot.

Answer 11

Happy hour