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"It should not be up to the pilot to ground the plane; shouldn't that be up to the airline or chief engineer?" It's not up to the pilot; it's up to gravity. No
by chmod600 3y ago
"It should not be up to the pilot to ground the plane; shouldn't that be up to the airline or chief engineer?"
It's not up to the pilot; it's up to gravity. No fuel left means the plane is going down somewhere soon.
- 3m 3y agoYou misunderstood OP. They are referring to making the decision not to fly, or “grounding” the plane. I don’t think anybody reading this story could have possibly assumed the plane could perpetually fly without fuel…