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mikeash on May 2, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Gimli Glider

Driver training is astonishingly lax compared to pilot training. A huge portion of pilot training is dedicated to handling various emergencies.

yawz on May 2, 2014 [–]

As my pilot buddy says: "Flying is 99% boredom and 1% sheer terror".

mikeash on May 2, 2014 | [–]

You should tell your pilot buddy to try gliders, much less boredom there.

The general spirit is, of course, still completely true.

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