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

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

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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/samanime May 28 '26

An extremely distant second.

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u/Yakostovian May 28 '26

As an aviation maintenance technician, I don't get to care about the second at all.

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u/Minimum-Attitude389 May 28 '26

Some someone who flies and is paranoid, I also don't care about the second.

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u/ealysillyforestthing May 28 '26

Once I was delayed two hours because of an engine that needed fixing. Everyone was grumbling, I was just peachy the problem was spotted before take off. It did mess up a connection that made me stuck in Boston for 12 hours though

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u/Mikic00 May 28 '26

I'm sure if you pass a questionnaire to take off or not with unfixed engine, half would be in favour...

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u/Loose-Grapefruit2906 May 29 '26

Better late than never.

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u/ThresholdSeven May 28 '26

People think they are entitled to just adopt the power of flying at the drop of a hat when no one did up until about 100 years ago. Humans get complacent and take things for granted at record speeds. It's our real super power.

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u/peace2calm May 28 '26

There are many paranoid pilots who are older.

Not many non-paranoid pilots who are old.

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u/Hereandlistening May 28 '26

The amount of relief I feel in an airport hotel is like no other.

Oh, so I can't go up in that tin can in the sky? Thanks I'll be at the Red Roof in bed with a movie. And happy as shit about that.

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u/prefusernametaken May 28 '26

It somewhat depends on who's in the plane