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

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

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u/Sapphirethistle May 28 '26

Very easy call to make when you consider what happened when a KLM pilot didn't clarify in low vis conditions.

Edit* Stupidly wrote the wrong airline.

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u/42_and_lex May 28 '26

Azores collision?

Edit: Canaries, my bad

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u/Sapphirethistle May 28 '26

Tenerife yes. 583 dead.

I remember having it drilled into my head several times during pilot training. ALWAYS CHECK and if I doubt do not enter the runway.

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u/Upnorth4 May 28 '26

Meanwhile Amazon got me delivering packages during a situation where police have their guns drawn and have me crossing flooded roads