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[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 31 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It used to be standard in Latin America.

I like it, it's a nice way to relieve the stress of everybody being within a couple of seconds of death if the pilot fucked up.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

it’s a nice way to relieve the stress of everybody being within a couple of seconds of death if the pilot fucked up.

You know what else is a nice way to relieve stress? Low noise environments.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 17 points 11 months ago

Latin America and "low noise"...

[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It makes sense in a time without autopilot and the pilots actually had to fly the while time and sometimes really wrestle with the controls. Now it's all automated so it's not nearly as impressive.

[–] dfc09@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm no expert, but I'm fairly certain takeoff and landing is still fully manual. Autopilot only happens once you hit cruise altitude where the risk of crashing is very very low.

[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Even if the autopilot didn't help during landing, which it does, the pilot is still not nearly as tired as if they had to actually fly the whole time.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

OK yes, pilots are waay overworked because of the limited number of them. That has nothing to do with actual flying

Edit: From your article - “Concern over pilot fatigue was one of the primary reasons that ALPA was created back in 1931, when operators regularly engaged in ‘pilot pushing,’ forcing pilots to fly long hours to maintain demanding schedules,” said Capt. Brian Noyes (United), chair of ALPA’s Flight Time/Duty Time Committee, which is responsible for educating ALPA pilots about the risks associated with fatigue and the regulations and safety programs currently in place to help mitigate those risks.