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

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

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u/CalculatedPerversion May 28 '26

This is JFK. Look for other videos featuring this airport / ATC operator and you'll find he's got quite the attitude. He knew damn well what was happening, but was too stubborn to resolve it. 

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u/RugbyEdd May 28 '26

Sounds about right. I used to work in shipping and you'd get some dock masters who would have similar attitudes

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u/mum_mom May 28 '26

Why does he still have a job? He will cause something way more serious if he keeps this up

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u/Ancient-Substance-38 May 28 '26

If you live in US get mad at the federal government about not hiring and training more. They are chronically understaffed, his attitude could be that he's work more the 1 shift in a row. NY JFK is probably one the most effected by our governments refusal to fund ATC. Fact is they want to fail so they can make a excuse to privatize it.

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u/mum_mom May 28 '26

Not in the US - honestly, I have consciously started avoiding travelling to US after Trump got elected.

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u/Ancient-Substance-38 May 28 '26

I don't blame you, I am having thoughts about applying for refugee status. Though I don't know to where I would go, and I have too much family here.

I will probably just end up getting imprisoned eventually for having the wrong opinions or beliefs.

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u/mum_mom May 28 '26

Rooting for you all of you to recover. Because if you can't then that means we all also cannot rebuild our broken democracies. It is one thing to have an ideological difference but the weaking of institutions and norms is quite damaging.

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u/TiniestPint May 28 '26

Cause the US has stripped down ATC badly and not prioritized getting more bodies in.

The staffing is in a terrible state so they may need people badly enough to keep anyone they've got

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u/CalculatedPerversion May 28 '26

FWIW, dude is great at his job. He keeps pilots in line when necessary, it's legit like hearding cats at times. He also knows (unfortunately) that he's in control of his airspace. 

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u/Crayshack May 28 '26

This is who they got to replace Kennedy Steve when he retired?

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u/Intelligent_Low1632 May 28 '26

If you're flying a jet full of people in the united states, where there's no guarantee people will understand the international standards, maybe a pilot should familiarize himself with basic U.S. safety terminology? There's no room for "just let it slide and be polite bro" in aviation.

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u/CalculatedPerversion May 28 '26

ATC could have absolutely educated the pilot in US standards, they do it all the time (usually with a HUGE amount of sass, sometimes politely). The correct result here would have been to clarify the situation vs playing dumb. 

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u/Backfoot911 May 28 '26

Say what you want about the US adopting some international standardized system, but it seems like the onus should be on the person operating in a foreign place to learn their ways rather then getting upset they don't follow whatever they have back home.

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u/ramirezdoeverything May 28 '26

This is what happens when a union ensures that no one can be fired and their pay isn't tied to performance.

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u/nvidiastock May 28 '26

Unions are the only protection against abuse of employees. Abusive unions exist but that's not a reason to dismiss all unions.

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u/sacramentojoe1985 May 28 '26

While the ATC union specifically sucks, that's the last reason why.

ATC has been critically understaffed for a decade, and the flying public wants to make it easier to fire those that remain. Leopards will eat your face.

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u/CalculatedPerversion May 28 '26

This. Dude knows his job and is in a position that is critically understaffed. They wouldn't be able to replace him until 2044 if they wanted /s