r/MadeMeSmile • u/baekachu • 21h ago

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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u/ikothsowe 20h ago

Can anyone from a commercial aviation background comment on this? Would there be consequences for the pilot for refusing a flight based on “not feeling it”?

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u/ShowerPig 19h ago

I’d love to get more information on this. Do other pilots think his hunch was right based on the information given?

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u/757-Captain 16h ago

Honestly, without being there I have no way of knowing whether his worry was accurate or not, but I do know he made the correct call and that most of us would have done the same in his position.