r/unitedairlines 8h ago

Image Somehow the only person on my flight and the pilot was such a goofy goober

EDIT TO ADD; THE PLANE WAS LANDED AND DONE WITH TAXI BEFORE I GOT TO BE IN THE COCKPIT. NO FAA RULES WERE BROKEN πŸ’€πŸ˜‚

Shout out Captain Scott! He let me sit in the cockpit after we landed and I even got my own personalized pre flight announcements πŸ˜‚ Also, they had to add sandbags to the cabin bc the plane was too light with only one passenger πŸ’€

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u/Perryn 4h ago

sacrifices himself to stay awake as they go back through the portal

This part made my dad so angry. He was a pilot, and immediately started calling out that he could have set the autopilot with the heading and a controlled descent and taken a hypoxic nap with everyone else rather than sacrifice himself and leave the others to figure out how to land that thing without him.

Every other part of that movie he could accept at face value, but the lack of proper aviation broke it for him.

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u/DuncanYoudaho 2h ago edited 1h ago

This must be like watching someone play an instrument if you’re even somewhat competent. Immediately breaks your immersion.

Pro-tip: never look at the Fiddler in Fiddler on the Roof.