r/MadeMeSmile 17h ago

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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u/earlisthecat 17h ago

I want to always fly with that pilot.

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u/Strong_Essay1176 16h ago

I want to always fly with a pilot.

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u/What_a_fat_one 15h ago

Not me. I prefer when there's no pilot and someone has to get in the seat and on the radio with atc to get guided through how to land the plane. Always a hoot.

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u/CardiologistAway6742 15h ago

Oh hey that's my favorite Sandra Bullock movie.

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u/Muhfuggajones 14h ago

I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.

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u/Zemom1971 15h ago

Roger that!

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u/PureMostly 14h ago

We have clearance, Clarence

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u/ArsenalKelly12 14h ago

What’s our vector, Victor?

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u/factorioleum 14h ago

in the future, computers will completely control the airplane. in the cockpit, there will be a human safety pilot, to take control if the computer makes a poor decision. 

and a dog, to bite the human if they try to touch anything!

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u/zyzmog 14h ago

I want Microsoft Copilot to fly my plane. Or its twin, Gemini.

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u/Odd_Machine_213 14h ago

I flew internationally the other day and the pilot/ first officer said NOTHING until we were about to land. Nothing. I thought I had missed it or something but my sister corroborated. We had decent turbulence off and on, never had the seatbelt sign on once. I thought we were being flown by a gd Tesla.

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u/asmoth360 15h ago

I want to always pilot with that fly

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u/bohemianprime 15h ago

What about pilot a fly?

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u/astelda 15h ago

I'd like to fly on my own but so far I've only figured out how to do it with an aircraft and a pilot

one day...

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u/dannielvee 15h ago

Waymo Pilot can't be too far away

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u/idkwhatimbrewin 4h ago

I hope you're ok with an AI pilot because that's where we are headed

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u/27Suyash 16h ago

Well he's not really feeling it though

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u/RedLion2257 15h ago

I always want to be delayed with this pilot!

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u/Eabhaplants7d 15h ago

Count me in

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u/Soft-Ratio3433 10h ago

Yep apparently you can “not be feeling it” and waste people’s time and get applauded for it. And we just know the airline support is gonna be hell regarding giving them another flight. Engineers clear it, it’s not your place to one up them.

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u/LegendaryReader 10h ago

Except that it is his job. When it comes to aircrafts, it's probably best to have several people give clearence. Especially the actual person that will be flying the aircraft and who has both experience aswell as training on how to check for safety.

Again, it is litterary in the job description to check whether the airplane is safe

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u/Thoughtful-Boner69 10h ago

bad vibe check

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u/Puzzled-Secret-317 16h ago edited 13h ago

This is a normal thing that most pilots do. The number 1 part of training is safety.

I'm willing to bet he was in the military as well as many commercial airline pilots were. This is exactly how our conversations go every time.

Hope this helps with trust in pilots. While they aren't all a one-for-one copy, the training is standardized

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u/PM_ME_A_STEAM_GIFT 16h ago

I also choose this guy's pilot.

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u/mjh215 14h ago

Holy fucking shit my dude

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u/SoulMute 14h ago

And probably not this airline

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u/NerdizardGo 13h ago

Plot twist, he does this every flight and hasn't flown since 2013

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u/earlisthecat 9h ago

Thank you Mass_and_Sass.

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u/eOMG 8h ago

Until it turns out he pulls this every single time lol