What does 'Crosscheck' mean during take-off?

Question

Whilst I was on a flight the other week, I heard during take-off in the cabin a callout of from the Pilot which was 'Crosscheck'.

Does anyone know why they call it out to the cabin?

Is it a cabin cres reposibilty or something?

Thanks! It's baffling me because i've never heard it on any other flight!

Answer 1

The normal call is "prepare doors and cross-check" or something along those lines.  Preparing the doors means arming the emergency slides to automatically inflate when the door opens.  Cross-check means to check the door on the opposite side to make sure the person responsible for that door accomplished the arming procedure properly.  It's just a double-check of another person's work.

Answer 2

crosscheck is like double check.

it is meant for the flight attendants to make sure the doors under each others responsibility are closed and sealed with the emergency slides armed as well as the securing of the bins, general cabin safety (a bag in the aisle, something along those lines) and stowing the objects in the galley.

also used in the cockpit for checking the accuracy of a set of critical instruments like the airspeed gauge or the altimeter (at least 2, most likely 3 for either)

Answer 3

Some airlines used it. The pilot will say Flight attendants prepare for departure and cross-check.(or whatever) It just mean for the flight attendants to make sure cabin doors are closed, over head bins are closed, everything is stowed properly, everyone has thier seat belts on etc.