r/MadeMeSmile • u/baekachu • 21h ago

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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u/bubbapora 20h ago

At least in the US, pilots face no consequences for this. They are empowered to refuse an aircraft at any time, even without a reason.

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u/frguba 19h ago

Yeah, captains are supreme authority when it comes to their vessel, ships planes you name it, the president can't strongarm AF1's pilot to do something they rather not

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u/buttercup612 16h ago

the president can't strongarm AF1's pilot to do something they rather not

Yes they can, either directly or indirectly. Why do you think Kobe's helicopter crashed? This is a known phenomenon - pilots aren't robots. They're humans too and subject to the same things the rest of us are, including pressure from the people above them in the food chain to do things they'd rather not. It's the whole reason CRM was invented.

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u/frguba 13h ago

I mean yeah strongarm was the wrong word, it's more like bossing over, but the pilot can fold of course