An experienced pilot has confessed the one question he is repeatedly asked by the public that leaves him just as stumped as them.
The pilot, who goes by @PerchPoint on TikTok, has an account dedicated to sharing stories and tidbits from inside the cockpit. More than 15,000 people follow Perch Pilot for his aviation advice and anecdotes.
But he admitted the general public ‘overestimates’ his and his fellow pilots’ knowledge when it comes to navigating an airport.
“The general public overestimates what pilots and air crew actually know,” he confessed. “If someone stops me and asks for directions to their gate, or maybe information about their flight, I am happy to help because, obviously, we are more familiar with the system and understanding how this stuff works.
“But, in the grand scheme of things, we don’t have special access – or necessarily more information about someone’s flight, other than our own.
“So, 99.9% of the time, what ends up happening when someone asks me about their flight all I do is pull and Google and ask ‘hey, what’s your flight number?’…
