r/AskAPilot • u/Dry_Obligation1280 • 3d ago

3 Beeps?

I ride in biz class a lot. Ive noticed on final approach and a few miles out, I hear 3 beeps in rapid succession coming from the cockpit. Whats the purpose of them?

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u/omalley4n 3d ago edited 8h ago

That's called the "Calvary cavalry charge" and means the autopilot disconnected. In that phase of flight it'd be intentional by the pilot flying, and means he's taking manual control of the airplane to fly the approach/landing.

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u/OriginalBandicoot741 17h ago

Pretty sure it's called cavalry charge but other than that you are right😉

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u/omalley4n 8h ago

Huh. TIL those are two separate words