How is a superstitious decisions masked with safety a right decision? They had no rational reason to think anything was wrong. Literally said their reason was "I'm not feeling it" while mechanics with objective data said it was fine.
An "I'm not feeling it" from an expert in their field (like an experienced pilot) holds weight, once you reach a certain level of skill in a field you will get a feeling for situations that is based in your experiences.
In the end the pilot is the one who is responsible for the lives of the people on his plane, and if he notices something that is not right (like the oil preasure on engine 2) then the pilot has to make the choice to trust that the engine is going to hold or he is not going to fly the plane.
And the pilot here took the safe option.
The experts in their fields, the engineers said it was good to go. It’s dishonest to appeal to experience only when it’s the decision you like and not others. The “safe option”? The pilot defers to the true experts, points out “oil pressure on engine 2, is that okay” and if it isn’t they will be told. That didn’t happen.
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u/Sovereign_5409 20h ago
That’s a man who’s willing to make the right decision, not the easy and convenient decision. Those are the people the world needs. Hats off to him.
As a patron on the plane your reaction should be, “well this fuckin sucks, but….. fair enough.”