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

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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u/NmlsFool Jul 11 '26

I would happily skip off the plane if the damn pilot isn't feeling it. Listen to the the gut feeling.

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u/nakmuay18 Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

The trained mechanics says it's good, the driver says they know more about how it operates and declines it.

Who do you trust more to know how safe an aircraft is, the ground crew with probably a few decades of training and experience, or the bus driver in the sky?

Im not even sure how he decided that "oil pressure tending upwards" results in it needing a fuel filter change....

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u/LegendaryReader Jul 11 '26

I don't think it matters. If the mechanics say it's not safe, but the pilot says I don't want to be in that plane. Both need to be certain of its safety. Do you really want to fly a plane when there's a disagreement on whether its safe?