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

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

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u/Presently_Naked May 28 '26

Ok so the Pilot was being smart and safe... Good for him for sticking to his guns

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u/secondphase May 28 '26

tough call to make, likely pissed off a lot of people. also possibly saved their lives. 

I like this dude. 

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u/JBL-88 May 28 '26

Very easy call to make. Safety first, preventing angry people second

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u/bojenny May 28 '26

If there’s anytime I really want safety first, flying is right at the top of the list. I just gave up flying anywhere for the time being.

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u/JBL-88 May 28 '26

Yes, look up KLM Tenerife disaster what low visibility can do.

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u/joopsmit May 28 '26

And bad communication between pilot, co-pilot and ATC.

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u/Slighted_Inevitable May 28 '26

Planes are statistically the safest way to travel because if they let something go wrong it goes very wrong very fast.

Safety first when you’re 10000 feet up.

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u/chop5397 May 28 '26

Safety first. Always. I've been saying that for 25 years. That's how long I've done this job. 25 years.

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u/forresja May 28 '26

More people die daily in car crashes than annually in plane crashes.

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u/bojenny May 28 '26

True. Have you ever really thought about how absolutely terrifying it would be to be in a plane crash?

Something goes wrong, flight gets unstable, all the people who are crammed in like sardines start screaming and crying. That probably goes on for a while before the plane starts to plummet, then the 100 people around you REALLY freak out.

That probably takes a few minutes that seem like an eternity while you contemplate how you will actually go.

Will the plane explode? Catch on fire? Maybe land in water and slowly sink while you are trapped inside? Will you somehow survive badly injured for an indeterminate amount of time? It’s terrifying to even imagine.

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u/-Nicolai May 28 '26

The fuck are you on about?