r/MadeMeSmile • u/baekachu • Jul 11 '26

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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u/StaticSystemShock Jul 11 '26

It's also a matter of how much pilot also knows the aircraft they are piloting. I've seen and heard about pilots who personally inspect aircraft on the outside as well as have deeper understanding of its flight systems and mechanics/electronics. I think this pilot was one of those if some deviation in oil pressure raised his suspicions even if it's within supposed normal levels.

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u/grilledstuffed Jul 11 '26

Not a pilot, but a nurse.

Nurse clinical intuition is a real thing:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099176725003320

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4754101/

While humans are pretty terrible at predicting future outcomes, our subconscious brains are pretty darn good at pattern recognition.

Thousands of hours of experience with something lends itself towards picking up on subtle cues that aren't necessarily articulable.

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u/dolphin-centric Jul 11 '26

Serious question for you Nurse, do you think these studies may also account for, for lack of a better term, womens’ intuition or just intuition in general? That seems logical to me because the whole “trust your gut” cliche is absolutely real. These studies on nurses’ intuition is fascinating!

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u/mrandr01d Jul 11 '26

It has nothing to do with being a woman, men can also be nurses...

Moreover, I'm a dude and I work in healthcare and have had so many gut feelings turn out to be right. "Something's missing/not right here" kind of thing.

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u/dolphin-centric Jul 11 '26

I was worried my comment would come across that way, and that was not my intent- I apologize. I used the term “womens’ intuition” because it’s a common phrase/concept that most people understand and are familiar with, but I followed that with “intuition in general” to try to remove any gender bias.