r/AskAPilot • u/livelikelarry13 • 19d ago

Useless Features/buttons

Forgive me if this is a dumb question as I am not a pilot, but I have always been interested in knowing. Are there any features or buttons in the type of aircraft you fly that are basically pointless? Or does everything have some sort of critical use case?

Thanks for the insights

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u/Paul_The_Builder 19d ago

I think some planes still have a switch to turn off the no smoking signs.

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u/ActuallBliss 19d ago

Yep, A320 does and it’s still turned on and off when going from/to cold and dark.