Do Pilots FEAR Bad Weather? (Audio-Only Version)

About this episode

The episode discusses how bad weather affects pilots' decisions and operational challenges.

What looks like a simple delay can turn into massively complex operational problems for pilots. Today Petter and Ben take a look at how weather can change things and drive difficult decisions, as well as a discussion on why our latest episode on Germanwings was so hard to make. ----------------------------------------------------- Get 5% OFF all Holafly eSIMs + 10% OFF Holafly’s new monthly subscription plans for 12 months with code MENTOUR: https://holafly.sjv.io/AP9mgj ----------------------------------------------------- If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻   ⁠/ mentourpilot  For more content about aviation incidents, find Mentour Pilot on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MentourNow For more analysis of the aviation industry, find Mentour Now! on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MentourNow And consider supporting the channel on Patreon, where you'll find bonus content, exclusive live hangouts with Petter, and early access videos: https://www.patreon.com/c/mentourpilot/home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Petter

Guest: Ben

Topics covered

• bad weather
• pilot decisions
• operational problems
• aviation incidents
• Germanwings

Keywords

• pilots
• bad weather
• operational problems
• Germanwings
• aviation

Sponsors

Holafly

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Germanwings

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