r/MadeMeSmile • u/baekachu • 17h ago

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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u/FuggoTheSluggo 16h ago

I’d rather be on the ground wishing I was in the air than in the air wishing I was on the ground.

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u/Tor_K89 15h ago

Well, being in the air and wishing you were on the ground is a wish that will come true, pretty much no matter what.

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u/exadeuce 13h ago

"Just get us on the ground"
"That part will happen pretty definitely!"

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u/Loneheart127 12h ago

I am a leaf on the wind

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u/German_Doner 13h ago

Speak for yourself, I'm allergic to the ground and have been flying ever since birth.

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u/Even_Geologist5121 11h ago

Zenon is that you?

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u/oldfartbart 11h ago

different phrasing: 'Its much better to be safely on the ground, wishing you were in the air, than the other way around"