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With some regularity, I encounter people who work either around pilots or on planes and consistently attempt to disqualify pilots from praise, no matter how ins
by brailsafe 8y ago
With some regularity, I encounter people who work either around pilots or on planes and consistently attempt to disqualify pilots from praise, no matter how insignificant that is to the context of the conversation. As if I would need to comment on any of Elon Musk's success to mention that his success would not have been had without the countless engineers and layers of automative tech that he's building upon. These being implicit details, and the people in those positions more than likely choosing them with no expectation that they'd be a figurehead.
Now, I only get a little of that from your comment, just enough to remind me of this impression. Where does the tacit resentment come from? Anyone else experience this?
- sandworm101 8y agoWell, if it is resentment then it is self-resentment, me being a pilot.
- darkerside 8y agoChecklist Manifesto (by Atul Gawande) makes a strong case that the systems and processes in flight planning are an unsung "hero" in the consistent safety record of the complex affair that is flying. I don't think it's resentment so much as it is acknowledgement of normal human bias (to find and credit heroes), and an attempt to provide context that frames that bias in a proper and realistic way. Sully was a hero! Is a hero! And he gets, and deserves, a lot of credit. But he was the first to say that he was just doing his job, and he means it literally. He and his copilot worked together (very effectively) to apply the proper checklists and procedures in order to effect a safe water landing and evacuation.
- severine 8y agoHey, if those checklists and procedures were in version control we could git blame those heroes, as we should!