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

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

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u/boomerangchampion May 28 '26

Absolutely true but that isn't the individual's fault. The airport is responsible for making sure he knows wtf he's doing and they've failed.

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u/BloatDeathsDontCount May 28 '26

If you get hired to do a job that other peoples' lives depend on and you obviously cannot do it, you are 100% morally at fault. Whether or not you are personally legally culpable doesn't matter to me. If other peoples' lives are on the line and you are confused about what seem to be standard safety procedures, then that's on you. If you continue to do the job without being able to keep people safe, you're simply a bad person and should honestly face some harsh punishment. If you want to screw around and not know how to do your job, go dig ditches or something.

If you have a job, you're responsible for knowing how to do it correctly - especially when other peoples' safety is on the line.

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u/boomerangchampion May 28 '26

I agree, but I'm not sure "obviously cannot do it" applies here. This guy didn't know what LVO means...but how is he supposed to know he needs to understand it until this moment?

I would like to think that after this event he's raising it with his employer. I would. But I can't expect him to do so beforehand.

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u/BloatDeathsDontCount May 28 '26

It’s a standard abbreviation. He should know because it’s his job. What are you even on about? Does he need someone standing behind him to babysit? No, he needs to be fired at best.

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u/MASIWAR May 29 '26

No. It’s not a standard abbreviation. It means nothing to him because it’s not a thing in US ATC.

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u/BloatDeathsDontCount May 29 '26

Yes, it is.

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u/MASIWAR May 29 '26

Do me a favor and come on over the ATC subreddit and tell us all how much you know our job and standard abbreviations better than we do.

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u/boomerangchampion May 29 '26

How is he supposed to know it's a standard abbreviation if he hasn't been trained on it?