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Originally posted by CutiePie2000
I've never been on an aircraft and heard the pilot say any of that stuff. Every takeoff that I've experienced has been done in (relative) silence.
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My bad... shoulda been a little clearer. You'll only hear those calls inside the flight deck, not in the cabin. Or if you happen to be sitting next to me...
If you fly on United Airlines, audio channel 9 in the inflight entertainment system usually carries air-to-ground radio transmissions between the cockpit and air traffic control. However, this is turned on only at the captain's discretion. Most usually do leave Channel 9 on.
Memorable experience on United... three years ago, coming back from a business trip, the flight home from Denver to Tulsa was on a very stormy night; severe thunderstorms pounded Tulsa International Airport. I listened on Channel 9 as the flight crew and ATC worked their way around the line of storms. The ILS (Instrument Landing System) for Runway 18L at Tulsa was knocked out by a lightning strike, forcing the plane to land on the much shorter and seldom-used-by-airliners Runway 18R. Tulsa Tower had to give the flight crew directions to the terminal, since it's a longer taxi from 18R to the United gates.