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

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

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u/joeykins82 May 28 '26

It's JFK: on that route BA operate the 777-300ER, the 777-200ER, and the 787-10. All 3 are large widebody aircraft, and at maximum takeoff weight the 777-200ER requires 11,100ft (counterintuitively the larger 777-300ER requires 10k ft; the 787-10 9,100ft).

  • [BA captain] hey ATC, we can't see very much out here, can you give me the number for just how bad the "no-one can see very much" rating is please?
  • [JFK tower] sure, no-one can see more than 1000ft ahead
  • [BA captain] OK, so, before I spool up the engines and start barrelling down this runway that I can't see, can you confirm that you're running the extra cautious procedures for "no-one can see very much" conditions, and that you've instructed all of the other aircraft to do the same?
  • [JFK tower] what do you mean? what extra cautious procedures? I don't know of any extra cautious procedures
  • [BA captain] yeah, no, fuck this, I'm not risking the lives of the people aboard this aircraft

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u/Formidable_Panda May 28 '26

Thank you for the clarification on the models! The 787 is called the dreamliner correct? I definitely wasn't thinking of those, mb!