THERE is a common pre-flight behavior that many passengers do before boarding – but pilots hate it.
It is said that many pilots have a number of superstitions about flying and one of them is really popular among passengers – taking a photo outside the plane before taking off.
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While this may seem somewhat strange to many, it is said that pilots strongly believe that taking a photo of the plane before taking off is bad luck, the website reports. The trip.
Dave Toomey, a former World War II pilot, remembered a fellow pilot who took this superstition very seriously.
The day before the mission, the pilot allowed a photograph to be taken and then his plane was attacked and he barely made it back to base, Toomey told Air and Space magazine.
Toomey said, “I barely made it back with one engine. After that, if anyone took a picture of it, it wouldn’t fly that day.”
A more positive superstition involving photographs is to keep photos of loved ones in their hats.
Any type of pilot – commercial, private or military – will spend a lot of time away from friends and family.
It’s not only difficult for them, but also for the people they leave behind, so many riders bring with them items that remind them of home.
One tradition that appears to have become fashionable during World War II is for pilots to keep photos of family and other loved ones on their hats.
It was thought that their loved ones would be watching over them from above.
Another superstition that dates back to World War II is to only eat half of something and leave the rest for when you return.
Many pilots who smoked during the war only smoked half a cigarette before flying, saving the rest for when they returned.
It was also purchased by non-smokers, who would only eat half a meal and then go back to the rest when they returned safely.
It gave the pilots another “incentive” to return alive, giving them something to “look forward to” on their return.
Another strange superstition that some pilots have is to never whistle on a plane.
Although there are some superstitions about whistling around the world, many of them say that whistling will attract evil spirits.
In the United Kingdom, there is a superstitious belief in a group of mysterious spirits known as the “Seven Whistlers”, which are considered a bad omen.
In Russia, however, it is believed that whistling brings poverty and that whistling on a ship encourages storms.
It comes after a pilot revealed the sneaky way to avoid huge queues while waiting to board.
Anyone who flies regularly will know if you’re sitting at the gate while people wait to board, you don’t join the long queue.
It comes after frequent flyers were shocked by a secret hack that could see you avoid security queues.
According to one passenger, this reduces the waiting time to be searched to just 10 minutes.
In a 29-second clip uploaded to TikTok, a woman reveals how she passes through airport security faster than anyone else at Stansted Airport.
You can find nine other tips here to make your airport experience much smoother.
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