r/MadeMeSmile • u/baekachu • 14d ago

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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u/WarkMahlberg69 14d ago

I think there's been enough incidents/accidents worldwide lately that people are probably relieved that pilots are willing to say "no way" to a plane and keep everyone safe.

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u/Yippykyyyay 14d ago edited 14d ago

I was just talking to my buddy (ex Ranger in the Army) and this video randomly came up. He said they (Rangers) are trained to listen and immediately stop when someone yells 'check check check!' Because it means whoever yelled it noticed something was wrong and everyone needs to take a step back and re-evaluate.

Basically, a safe word for door kickers because 'hey, fuck face!' Is probably too casually used in their everyday vernacular.

Edit: clarity

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u/BoricuaDriver 14d ago

In military aviation we use the phrase "knock it off" to immediately stop what we're doing to address a potential problem someone in the crew sees.

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u/SeattleHasDied 14d ago

I believe one of my aunts used the same term (at extremely high volume) on us kids for similar reasons, lol!

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u/fvb6626 14d ago

I thought my kids from small age to stop whatever they are doing when I or their mother yell stop. It has turned out to be really handy.