MostlyHarmlessRecently learned that 50% of men surveyed believe they could land a commercial aircraft in an emergency, and knowing this has helped me understand a lot of the emails I get at work.
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he/himI mean, you get on the radio and follow instructions
Mark Crocker@TeflonTrout @MostlyHarmless ... but check to see it you're in a movie first. π€£
The same logic applies to going down into a dark basement π
Hey now, there's a whole procedure for talking down an untrained person like this in an emergency. Honestly, it's easier to land a jet airliner than a small private plane. It's mostly automated, and what isn't is what the ATC folks will talk you through
@mcrocker @MostlyHarmless not just blowing smoke, I lived with air traffic controllers during my own training in Ft. Rucker
Bob Blaskiewicz πΊπ¦ π¨π¦ π¬π±@TeflonTrout @mcrocker @MostlyHarmless The Mythbusters did it. Crashed and burned in the simulator without help, and were successfully talked down the second time through.
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alejandro@rjblaskiewicz would that count as 50%? π
Alan Langford π¨π¦π§€π§ζ@TeflonTrout @mcrocker @MostlyHarmless There you go, clouding a perfectly good joke with facts. Landing something like a Cessna? No thanks. Give me an Airbus every time.
Marcos Dione@TeflonTrout @mcrocker @MostlyHarmless I don't know how they do it, but having been instructed to try and fail to navigate a fairly complex UI via Zoom or equivalent, I'm pretty sure they either have very detailed instructions (and possibly less UI elements, see image), or the failure rate is higher than we think and they never talk about it publicly.