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Is this significantly different from the near mid-air collisions that happen on a regular basis? The audio does an excellent job of showing a layperson how dif
by pedalpete 11mo ago
Is this significantly different from the near mid-air collisions that happen on a regular basis?
The audio does an excellent job of showing a layperson how difficult it is to interpret and who's going wear based on sound, and then I had to go back through the video to see the turn.
These people aren't being paid to do this right now? Is that right? I'm not American, but that's what I've heard.
- 7thaccount 11mo agoYeah. It's a super stressful job that doesn't pay well normally and now these people are having to drive Uber on the side to pay their mortgages and put food on the table. I'm definitely not flying until this is sorted out.
- edoceo 11mo agoAnd maybe some time to ramp back up to pre-shit-show skill levels.
- dang 11mo agoSorry for the offtopicness but would you mind emailing us at hn@ycombinator.com? I want to arrange for a repost of something you submitted.
- 7thaccount 11mo agoMe? For this comment or another? I can't imagine anything I've posted is that interesting lol.
- dang 11mo agoNot for a comment - a submission you posted some time ago.
- waiwai933 11mo agoI can't speak to the first question, but as to the second, correct, US air traffic controllers are not currently being paid. [1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/travel/shutdown-air-traffic-controllers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zk8.8dQq.ts2E7ZDh1TBo&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/travel/shutdown-air-traff.... [2]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/us/politics/shutdown-air-traffic-controllers-pay.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zk8.gv5m.OXx6GWmaMTUi&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/us/politics/shutdown-air-.... [3]: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/28/air-traffic-controllers-pay-government-shutdown https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/28/air-traffic-...
- hdgvhicv 11mo agoWhy are they turning up for work?
- ezfe 11mo agoBecause they will be back-paid when the government reopens and if they stop showing up then they will be fired. Now, you could ask: won't they be able to get a job back later, who knows.
- Tadpole9181 11mo agoActually, the administration has cast doubt on if they will actually provide backpay. It's now anybody's guess.
- fujigawa 11mo ago[flagged]
- hdgvhicv 11mo agoPeople of high integrity don’t work without paying wages. People of high integrity don’t work for people of low integrity.