The Boston Diaries

The ongoing saga of a programmer who doesn't live in Boston, nor does he even like Boston, but yet named his weblog/journal “The Boston Diaries.”

Go figure.

Monday, February 25, 2013

Something you never want to hear from an airline pilot

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress.

British Airways Flight 9

And this reminds me of the following quote: “Superior pilots will use their superior judgement to avoid sitations that require their superior skills.”

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