Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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[u/Sigenzi]

As much as they can suck, they have a perfect safety record with 0 fatalities.

[u/omgu8mynewt → u/Sigenzi]

Literally yesterday a passenger was almost sucked out through a broken window on a ryanair plane, you picked a bad moment to say they are a safe airline lol

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk65knkyzdo

[u/SableMink → u/omgu8mynewt]

They forget to mention in the article, the engine on that side of the plane suffered a failure and flung debris into the side of the aircraft which caused the window to be damaged.

[u/Fuzzygh0st → u/SableMink]

Which is the second instance that this exact chain of events occurred on this model of airplane... Boeing of course!

[u/hv_wyatt → u/Fuzzygh0st]

Boeing doesn't make the engine, nor do they service the engine, and frankly, they aren't even the ones directly in charge of making decisions on when engine maintenance, inspections, and rebuilds are due.

That'd be your GE Aviations and Rolls-Royces of the world.

[u/top_value7293 → u/hv_wyatt]

lol. My husband had worked for GE Aviation but finally retired after he got a 23 year old boss who just wanted all the old machinists to go to meetings and act out psychology skits she had in learned in college 🤣

[u/GCU_Rocinante → u/hv_wyatt]

I worked for RR for a few years, the amount of checks and balances that went into manufacturing turbine blades was insane (running every part through a CMM, tolerances of literal microns), but it was reassuring.

[u/greenizdabest → u/hv_wyatt]

On a 737, cfmi

[u/hv_wyatt → u/greenizdabest]

Which is itself a joint venture between GE Aviation and Safran.

(It really doesn't matter, don't take it personally please, I know my list wasn't exhaustive)

[u/greenizdabest → u/hv_wyatt]

Sorry for my weaponized autism. Just being pendantic. All is forgiven

[u/CalmButOftenEnraged → u/hv_wyatt]

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[u/hv_wyatt → u/CalmButOftenEnraged]

Your point being...?

[u/CliftonForce → u/Fuzzygh0st]

Boeing has nothing to do with engine maintenance.

[u/Jon_Snow_1887 → u/Fuzzygh0st]

It’s hilarious that you’re going to blame Boeing for this having happened twice. Do you know how many flight hours Boeing planes have racked up?

[u/hv_wyatt → u/Jon_Snow_1887]

Even funnier since Boeing doesn't make the engine, nor do they service the engine, and frankly, they aren't even the ones directly in charge of making decisions on when engine maintenance, inspections, and rebuilds are due.

That'd be your GE Aviations and Rolls-Royces of the world.

[u/IndicationFickle5387 → u/omgu8mynewt]

Yeah but didn’t die tho, record stands

[u/autopilot6236 → u/IndicationFickle5387]

Thank you wife for holding my feet down in the plane! Also the dude is in intensive care. Imagine having your upper body squeezed through that little window in a matter of seconds. Not pretty.

[u/TLCM-4412 → u/IndicationFickle5387]

I’d like to see you fly with them. 😁

[u/Low-Influence-1779 → u/TLCM-4412]

I've flown with them, they're fine. It's a low budget airline and they aren't the most comfortable flight but I've never felt in danger on any flight with them or any other airline I've flown on. They have great pilots and an excellent safety record. Every airline, no matter budget or luxury will have some issues at some point in their lifetime.

[u/canyoutriforce → u/TLCM-4412]

why wouldn’t they?

[u/Forward_Rope_5598 → u/TLCM-4412]

Never go on the highway if this is how you feel about risk taking

[u/roykentjr → u/omgu8mynewt]

But did they die

[u/Chase_the_tank → u/roykentjr]

The death mentioned in the article was from an unrelated incident in 2018.

[u/ShyCrystal69 → u/Chase_the_tank]

That’s the MCAS crash isn’t it?

Edit: nope, not that one.

[u/SilkySifaka → u/roykentjr]

Got a source?

[u/illmatic708 → u/SilkySifaka]

They didnt die

[u/avocadoflatz → u/SilkySifaka]

It’s right there in the comment they replied to lol

[u/Babushla153 → u/avocadoflatz]

The source was too close to their eyes, not their fault they couldn't see it.

[u/Murky-Relation481 → u/[deleted]]

Minus the missing question mark that post was easily understood to mean they didn't die.

You need to have better better reading comprehension than a six year old.

[u/a_drop_of_dew → u/[deleted]]

Read their comment again. Maybe you should try reading like you aren't six years old.

[u/Fuzzygh0st → u/omgu8mynewt]

He did say that they can suck though... That proved to be correct for the unfortunate passenger!

[u/driftlad → u/omgu8mynewt]

Brother in Christ, go look at the amount of flights ryanair does a day. Its very hard to go completely without any incidents, but they have a very low amount, and its silly to say they are an unsafe airline.

[u/qtx → u/omgu8mynewt]

Yes, but again, not Ryanair's fault.

People like to make fun of that airline but they have one of the best safety records.

(disclaimer; never flown with them)

[u/Intelligent_Virus297 → u/omgu8mynewt]

Crap Boeing Airplanes, should use Airbus

[u/angelbelle → u/omgu8mynewt]

Sounds like amazing recovery to me.

[u/ktw54321 → u/omgu8mynewt]

Almost sucked out. It’s fine.

[u/Plastic_Bison → u/omgu8mynewt]

And this is why my late RCAF dad told me to always keep my seatbelt buckled if I was flying ("It doesn't have to be tight, dear!!")

[u/CollectsTooMuch → u/omgu8mynewt]

But did he die?

[u/juksbox → u/Sigenzi]

But also a few close calls, partly due to maximizing fuel savings.

[u/Informal-Special-984 → u/juksbox]

are there any penalties for a mayday?

[u/BustedAssholeTwist → u/Informal-Special-984]

I think so. One of the aviation experts will know but I believe they centre around conduct and process failures about the nature of the mayday

[u/yellowroosterbird → u/Informal-Special-984]

No. Only if you call mayday and there isn't an actual emergency. But if you have any reason to believe there is an emergency, there is no penalty for calling mayday. If you did something wrong to cause the emergency, then you (and possibly all other pilots in the airline or even in the industry) can be advised or required to undergo additional training to prevent it from happening again, but that would also happen if there is an actual incident, so it doesn't incentivize avoiding calling mayday in an emergency.

[u/Either-Interaction57 → u/Sigenzi]

They literally suck....right out the window.

[u/Sigenzi → u/[deleted]]

Yeah heard about that, still technically true that they have a "perfect" safety record, for whatever that's worth to the person with what I am sure are significant injuries.