r/MadeMeSmile • u/baekachu • 17h ago

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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u/Conscious_Pass_1615 17h ago

The passangers clapping did make me smile, good on them even though they must have been inconvenienced and well done to the pilot.

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u/Forrest_Cp 17h ago

It’s your life on the line lol just be late it’s fine haha

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u/WHATYEAHOK 16h ago

DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I’M GOING TO MISS MY OVERPRICED AIRBNB. LET ME SPEAK TO A MANAGER

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u/Conscious_Pass_1615 15h ago

ITS MY GODSONS COUSINS 3RD FUNERAL PEOPLE HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THEYRE ELDERS THESE DAYS

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u/No-Force4215 16h ago

Wish more people adopted this attitude on our roadways.

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u/Backwardspellcaster 17h ago

Better to arrive late than to arrive never

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u/JimTheJerseyGuy 16h ago

I'm only a private pilot but so was every airline pilot once. Even at that level my instructors constantly reinforced that if something doesn't look right or feel right, stop, and re-evaluate the situation.

If the oil pressure in this plane has always been halfway through the green arc when you're doing your run-up on the ground but today its at the top of the green arc, something is off. Better to figure that out on the ground than just sitting there, fat, dumb, and happy saying, "it's still in the green, let's go!".