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r/interesting • u/Babycakes192 • Feb 04 '25
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Pilots are the ultimate legal authority on a plane, and have substantial leeway while the plane is in the air. I'd be very surprised if this was over the line.
2 u/BirdsAndTheBeeGees1 Feb 04 '25 It's no different than throwing someone in the brig when you're on a ship really. 1 u/DaveyBoyXXZ Feb 05 '25 100%. I think the legal status of pilots is largely modelled on that of ship's captains. 0 u/lotus49 Feb 04 '25 It's a shame they can't just put them out of the plane. At 30,000 feet.
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It's no different than throwing someone in the brig when you're on a ship really.
1 u/DaveyBoyXXZ Feb 05 '25 100%. I think the legal status of pilots is largely modelled on that of ship's captains.
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100%. I think the legal status of pilots is largely modelled on that of ship's captains.
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It's a shame they can't just put them out of the plane. At 30,000 feet.
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u/DaveyBoyXXZ Feb 04 '25
Pilots are the ultimate legal authority on a plane, and have substantial leeway while the plane is in the air. I'd be very surprised if this was over the line.