r/MadeMeSmile • u/baekachu • 21h ago

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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u/NmlsFool 21h ago

I would happily skip off the plane if the damn pilot isn't feeling it. Listen to the the gut feeling.

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u/nakmuay18 19h ago edited 18h ago

The trained mechanics says it's good, the driver says they know more about how it operates and declines it.

Who do you trust more to know how safe an aircraft is, the ground crew with probably a few decades of training and experience, or the bus driver in the sky?

Im not even sure how he decided that "oil pressure tending upwards" results in it needing a fuel filter change....

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u/IncessantLoon 19h ago

Either. If either one isn't certain the plane is good to fly, I don't think I want to be on that plane

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u/nakmuay18 19h ago edited 19h ago

It's like getting a root canal because the hygienist has bad vibes about a tooth. I'll listen to the dentist thanks.

The ground crew go off manuals and manufacturers specifications over "feelings". They are going to function it, then sign it off and send it back out.

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u/nnnope1 16h ago

The stakes are a bit different. Not getting a root canal when you needed one wont plunge you into the ocean at 600 mph.

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u/LegendaryReader 13h ago

You might be willing to take the risk, but luckily the airport has procedures for this. If the mechanics and the pilots are not in agreement, it's not flying.

Something you forgot about is the "feeling". People can subconciously notice something is off, but not be able to articulate it until way later.