Do Pilots Eat While Flying?
The short answer? Yes. Pilots are human after all and need to be physically and mentally alert to be able to fly so they eat whenever they’re hungry. Since both the cabin crew and the pilots themselves are busy during the start of the flight, they tend to eat after the passenger meal service.
They end up eating in the cockpit but they do it one at a time so the other can handle the radio and controls as needed. Also, both pilots will never eat the same meal. This is because in case something is wrong with the food, only one will end up getting sick and the other will still be able to fly.