Understanding Airplane Noises During Flight

Once You Understand All the Noises and Sensations You Will Be a Confident Flyer.

For many people, their fear of flying is really just the fear of the unknown.

Nervous fliers are especially scared of any unusual noises and unusual sensations such as turbulence as this can be very disturbing if you don’t understand what it is.

However, once you know what all these mysterious noises and sensations are, and the fact that they are perfectly normal and just part of the process of flying, you will be able to relax and fly confidently.

Let me give you a few examples of unusual noises that start from when you first board the aircraft and sit down, as you might hear a lot of thudding sounds coming from below. Well, these are the sounds of cargo being loaded into your plane. Yes, these sounds are just the suitcases being loaded onto the plane and nothing to worry about!

Another common scary sound is the PTU or the power transfer unit, or the sound of air conditioning, or the electrical systems on the aircraft.

All of these noises you would not have heard before and can be unsettling if you don’t understand what they are.

Then when the aircraft is making its way from the gate to the runway, you will notice quite a lot of bumpy movement, but usually, we ignore this because we are on the ground, but the moment you are up in the air your brain amplifies any tiny movements and you start to focus on the worst-case scenario which just fuels your fear and makes you scared.

Even a simple chime of the cabin crew bell or the flaps extending during takeoff and landing
can be unsettling for people if they don’t understand what these noises are.

And take-off can be especially noisy and unsettling for people who are nervous flyers. But these noises are perfectly normal and as I say, once you understand them, you will no longer be scared.

I’m sure you have heard the wise expression ‘Knowledge is Power’ and this is very true, as once you have been coached and understand what all the noises and sensations are, and what turbulence is and how it’s perfectly safe, and how a plane can safely fly over water and even fly if one or both engines fail, then this knowledge will make you a confident flyer.

And this is why we created the Fearless Flyer course, to explain every single aspect of aviation. Not only this but we will also coach you in the psychological side of flying as well so that you stop filling in gaps and focusing on the worst-case scenario.

We will teach you tried and tested techniques that have helped to cure over 10,000 people.

We have an online course, which can be taken from anywhere in the world and if you live in the UK, you can also take an experience flight with the Fearless Flyer team.

A great way to start is to take our FREE training which you can instantly watch by clicking here.