Pilot who ‘tried to shut off engines mid-flight was high on magic mushrooms’ - eviltoast
  • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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    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.