what does each ding or series of dings mean when flying in an airplane?

Answer 1

A Ding? Its that button you press to call for an air hostess. When you press it makes a "ting" sound and a red bulb on top of you lights up. This alerts the air hostess to come to you.

Also at the same time, if the captain needs to talk to his crew, the "ting" sound comes about.

Answer 2

When you hear that sound, the "ding" It means two things:

The pilot has turned on the seat belt sign. You will usually see the seat belt sign flash on and off several times when the pilot turns the seat belt sign on, after the ding sound. The seat belt sign is on during pre departure, if there is going to be turbulence on board the aircraft during a part of the flight and during decent and landing.

The "ding" can also mean a passenger has pressed the crew button (also knowen as the call button) on the "Ceiling tray" above there heads (were the air conditioning vents are and lights, seatbelt sign, lights ect). When a passenger hits that button it's to tell the crew they need assistance or they would like a drink, pillow, blanket or whatever there need is. The crew can recognize that sound. Sometimes when a passenger hits the crew button every one usually looks at the seat belt sign because often it's the same tone sound.

The flight attendants/crew have a map of the aircraft seating plan in the galley. When the call/crew button is pressed, the seat were it was pressed lights up. When the crew here the sound they look at the map to see were it was pressed. The seat on the map stay lite up untill a crew member has switched off the button.

On some aircrafts and airlines, it will sound twice for the call button or seat belt sign so passengers can tell the difference between the two.

Hope this helps :-)

Answer 3

Map???????????????????What map??? When a passenger presses the call light, a little light above their seat lights up, THAT'S how we find it!!!!!!! MAP!!!!!! HaHaHa

The dings are crew communicating with each other.

Not all airlines have 4 dings for an emergency. They are all different, so don't worry if you think you hear 4.

Answer 4

1 ding, seatbelt or smoking sign

4 dings emergency. the flight attendant must use the IPPA to reach the captain or first officer

2 dings, is for the flight attendant to look at his/her call panel., because its usually a message from the flight deck

Answer 5

someone hit ythe flight attendant button or the captain is turning a seatbelt light on or off or its safe to get up and walk around the captain. thats pretty much it.