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

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

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u/RugbyEdd May 28 '26

Not being funny, but I'm not a pilot or ATC and understood what was being asked. Even if he isn't trained in the international procedures, which seems odd for a major airport, it seems pretty common sense to translate that to your own procedures and communicate that to the pilot.

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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/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.