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do pilots get to mess around on a laptop while flying? My understanding is that most of a flight is just sitting there waiting for landing to start, could mean
by shawabawa3 1y ago
do pilots get to mess around on a laptop while flying? My understanding is that most of a flight is just sitting there waiting for landing to start, could mean a lot of spare time to pick up programming
- mbreese 1y agoI don’t think the cognitive context switching required would be a good fit. I imagine pilots always have to be “on” just in case something happens, even if they are letting the plane do some of the routine flying.
- Mawr 1y agoSure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_188 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_188 (video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzmeGS29nu8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzmeGS29nu8)
- Rendello 1y agoWhen you're 8 hours deep in borrow checker hell, you're in no emotional state to be piloting the A380.
- kunley 1y agoOr the contrary: nothing can shake you anymore