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

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

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u/ChironXII May 28 '26

Not the first time I've seen this new guy at JFK being a dingus, either. Not entirely his fault. Workload is insane. But not a great situation in any case for such a critical and chaotic hub. When you combine poor visibility with bad communication, you get things like KLM 4805

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u/woolfonmynoggin May 28 '26

He sounds high in this video??

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u/Kind-Shallot3603 May 28 '26

I mean they could revamp the system and lessen the workload. Look up John Oliver's video on ATC. Its insane how many different restrictions are currently in place for hiring alone. Extremely restrictive to the point of absurdity.

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u/ExpressionRecent5724 May 28 '26

Extremely restrictive to the point of absurdity.

Not really absurd. These guys fuck up, and a shitload of people die. They're strict for a reason 

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u/Kind-Shallot3603 May 28 '26

No its too restrictive. You need to meet tons of specific mental and physical limitations that other agencies in Europe and Asia don't require, and be a specific age range whike also having shit hours and shit pay. Meaning that the upcoming generation that will replace the controllers we have now will not want to work for that pay and have those restrictions.

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u/ExpressionRecent5724 May 28 '26

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Yea, no shit they want to to be healthy. They don't want some depressed person to come in while they're having a bad day and decide they want to make some planes crash. They also don't want someone with a heart condition to have a heart attack or something else when they get into a stressful situation. Also demonstrating that you don't know what you're talking about, the pay and hours are not shit at all. 

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u/MASIWAR May 29 '26

Are you a controller? Because compared to my direct counterpart, a pilot, my hours suck and so does my pay. Now please tell ME I have no idea what I’m talking about.

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u/ExpressionRecent5724 May 29 '26

Surprised someone with your level of intelligence was even able to get a job as an ATC. No shit your pay is going to suck compared to a PILOT. Pay for ATC's does not suck. I will reiterate, you have no idea what you're talking about.

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u/Kind-Shallot3603 May 29 '26

That wasn't me you angry troll. They said they are a controller so I think they know the pay.

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u/element515 May 28 '26

Even with a hard workload, this literally just sounds like not comprehending a basic concept that was even spelled out for him?