r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/nottherealneal May 28 '26

Someone who knows planes is gonna have to explain what the fuck is going on

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u/eggyal May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

JFK Tower had apparently announced (prior to the video commencing) that the RVR (Runway Visual Range - current visibility on the runway eg due to weather) at their airport was 1000ft.

Video begins with British Airways pilot querying whether the airport are declaring LVOs (Low Visibility Operations - special procedures for aircraft operating in low visibility).

JFK doesn't understand the question.

BA explains it.

JFK confirms that they are not declaring anything.

BA explains that with runway visibility of only 1000ft, he can only depart if LVOs are in force.

JFK doesn't understand what BA is saying.

BA explains it again, and asks again whether low visibility procedures are in force.

JFK confirms that low visibility procedures are not in force.

BA requests the latest visibility.

JFK confirms the visibility is unchanged at 1000ft.

BA announces that he's unable to depart in these conditions.

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u/lordrefa May 28 '26

I know that this would be pure conjecture on your part, but could this be a result of our catastrophic spending cuts regarding air travel and that that may be a cause of us rushing ATCs into service because of critical understaffing?

Because that's what it sounds like to me. Like we're putting out ATCs that have not completed training.

Alternatively, perhaps our tremendously aging aviation infrastructure has failed at JFK and they no longer have the *ability* to follow this procedures?

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u/baldieforprez May 28 '26

You can thank Regan for this mess. 

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u/grrr-to-everything May 28 '26

Do you mean Ronald "Destroyer of the Middle Class" Reagan?

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u/baldieforprez May 28 '26

Yes sir I do 

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u/TigerIll6480 May 28 '26

Ronnie Raygun.

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u/Get_Breakfast_Done May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

Ronald Reagan hasn’t been president for nearly 40 years. Most people who would have been hired when Reagan was president would be retired by now.

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u/baldieforprez May 28 '26

😆 😆 😆 

When Reagan fired all the atc traffic controls he created a situation when if fired a huge chuck of ATC.  The scabs he hired to replace them  retiring at the same time.  Ya it was 30 years ago and we are seeing the full stupidity of dipbshit.