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I'm not sure that tracks (although this entire thread has nothing to do with the article). I'm having difficulty coming up with a hypothetical situation involvi
by Cpoll 3y ago
I'm not sure that tracks (although this entire thread has nothing to do with the article). I'm having difficulty coming up with a hypothetical situation involving a "fist fight" that ends in a "major terrorist incident", but only if the plane isn't turned around. I'd love to hear one.
I think the "zero tolerance" analogy may be a good one, in that it absolves people on the scene from making decisions.
- psunavy03 3y agoIf you think a qualified airline pilot in command, who in all likelihood has significant military as well as civilian aviation experience, needs to be "absolved from having to make decisions," you're just broadcasting your ignorance of the subject for the entire world to see. "Programming isn't that hard; my little brother is good with computers, too." That's the level you're talking at here.
- Cpoll 3y ago> a qualified airline pilot in command I'll happily recant that statement if you're asserting that the pilot evaluates the situation, and doesn't just follow codified airline policy. "Absolves" was a bad choice of wording in any case, perhaps I should say "prevents from using their own judgment." It sounds like you're in the industry. I'm genuinely curious, what sort of thinking goes into evaluating whether to turn the flight around after an altercation? I understand the idea of minimizing harm to passengers and flight crew, but you mentioned "using planes as guided missiles," so it sounds like the consideration is more about the plane crashing?