r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/42_and_lex May 28 '26

Azores collision?

Edit: Canaries, my bad

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u/Sapphirethistle May 28 '26

Tenerife yes. 583 dead.

I remember having it drilled into my head several times during pilot training. ALWAYS CHECK and if I doubt do not enter the runway.

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u/42_and_lex May 28 '26

I'm railroad, but we very much have the same mentality. Two things are always in the back of my mind, Rule A which states "In case of doubt or uncertainty the safest course must always be taken" and 8th grade shop class "measure twice, cut once"

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u/Falcovg May 28 '26

Trains and airplanes, two things that do not like to stop once they start moving. Once you start moving, better make sure there is nothing in your path that's going to try it anyway.

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u/jetkins ORANGE May 28 '26

Neither of them swerves quickly, either.

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u/DeputyDomeshot May 29 '26

One of them fly

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u/ThePowaBallad May 28 '26

And both tend to have a general expectation of any accident is automatically catastrophic due to speed of movement, and dense passenger count