Pilot who ‘tried to shut off engines mid-flight was high on magic mushrooms’ - eviltoast
  • MC_Lovecraft@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    He was an off-duty pilot catching a ride in the jump seat behind the pilots in the cabin, which is completely normal. The guy being a fucking lunatic is where things went wrong.

    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      He was running on over 40 hours with no sleep. The shrooms were out of his system, since he had taken those over 48 hours previously. The lack of sleep caused him to have a disassociative episode. The airlines caused this, with their policies and corporate culture, and are desperately trying to absolve themselves of responsibility so they can keep overworking and underpaying their employees.