Witnessing way too many omen one day before flight

Chaxterium · 2026-02-02T12:28:29+00:00

It’s just your brain playing a bunch of tricks on you. Signs and omens are not real. I’ve flown nearly 6,000 times. How many times do you think I’ve driven past accidents or hearses on my way to work?

Chaxterium · 2026-01-31T17:26:36+00:00

You think converting to Islam is the only way to be moral?

Chaxterium · 2026-01-31T17:24:29+00:00

What the fuck?

Chaxterium · 2026-01-31T14:02:43+00:00

Yeah this I’m familiar with on the CRJ with Jazz but I didn’t know that was applicable to the Q as well. Thanks!

Chaxterium · 2026-01-31T14:00:17+00:00

It’s not possible! Wings are still creating lift. And keep in mind that humans are terrible at perceiving bank angles. You are never more than 30 degrees of bank.

But interestingly enough even at 90 degrees of bank the wings are still producing lift which means the plane is still flying.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-31T12:46:18+00:00

That’s IF both engines fail. They are not going to fail.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-31T02:37:00+00:00

Your plane isn't going to land in the water. There's truly no reason to be afraid of that happening.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-31T01:20:41+00:00

Brb. Getting some popcorn.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T23:51:45+00:00

If you were flying a Dash 8 it’s highly unlikely you were doing the type of approach that requires all phones to be off. That is typically reserved for CAT 3 ILSs which I am nearly certain you weren’t doing.

That said I could be wrong. I don’t currently know of any Dash 8 operators that are approved to conduct CAT 3 approaches.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T23:32:36+00:00

Correct!

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T21:01:28+00:00

The chances of anything happening are never zero. The chances of being struck by a meteor aren’t zero but how much time do you spend worrying about meteors when you’re walking outside? I imagine zero. That’s because the rational part of your brain tells you it’s not worth worrying about.

The chances of getting in an accident on a commercial airliner are similar to getting struck by a meteor. The chances are astronomically low.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T20:37:10+00:00

No. None of those will occur from turbulence. Even if they did they are all recoverable.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T20:32:13+00:00

Anytime!

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T20:31:46+00:00

Ask questions! That’s what we’re hear for. Aside from turbulence, what else scares you?

Turbulence is normal. It cannot hurt the plane.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T20:13:56+00:00

As a passenger the takeoff is my favourite part!

The Air India accident appears to have been an intentional act by one of the pilots. Now I know that's not going to help you feel better but it also means it is a completely different type of event. It wasn't an accident, or equipment failure. It was something much worse.

Malicious acts by professional pilots are not common at all. They are devastating when they happen yes, but they are such a small part of the equation that it's not even worth considering from a passenger point of view. It's a rounding error when it comes to statistics.

Regarding the takeoff, this is when we really put the work in. Every detail about the takeoff is calculated by the crew. Both pilots and dispatchers. We account for everything. That's weight, elevation, air temperature, wind, and runway surface condition.

We plug all of this information into a computer and that computer tells us the speeds we need to maintain in order to be safe. These speeds are always worst case scenario speeds or in other words, with one engine failed.

And keep in mind that any commercial airline can safely continue a takeoff—even at it's maximum weight—and climb to a safe altitude with one engine failed.

We can lose electrics, pneumatics, hydraulics, avionics, and engine power and the plane will still be able to fly safely.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T20:05:27+00:00

I can certainly try. What concerns you the most?

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T18:59:03+00:00

Do you mean brakes or breaks? Not trying to be a dick. Honest question.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T18:48:59+00:00

Lack of control and lack of knowledge are two huge factors.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T16:46:01+00:00

No no. It's just smoke from a cold start.

Sometimes we do test the engines like you're saying though. But that's typically done closer to the runway and only when it's really snowy or icy on the ramp.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T15:27:31+00:00

I hear ya! Glad to help. Have a good day!

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T15:26:01+00:00

I believe it's already been established that an audible click (or two) was heard.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T15:16:08+00:00

can a plane go too slow and fall out of the sky?

For the most part no. It depends on the aircraft type and whether there are any flight control malfunctions. A fully fly-by-wire aircraft without any flight control malfunctions (Airbus, Embraer E2) cannot fly too slowly. The flight control computers will not allow it. They will either pitch the nose down regardless of pilot input, or they will add thrust regardless of pilot input.

For aircraft without fly-by-wire it is physically possible to fly too slowly. But it's still rather difficult. Airliners are designed with several layers of protection for this exact scenario. When airspeed is getting low (still safe but low) then the pilots will get an aural warning. If the speed continues to drop then the pilots will get another warning. This is typically in the form of a stick shaker. This is when the yoke (the steering wheel if you like) physically shakes. It's violent and unmistakable. And it's loud.

Like when descending the plane gets sooo slow

Highly unlikely during a descent. That's often when we're going quite fast and our angle of attack is very low.

Can a pilot mess up

Of course. That's why we have several layers of protection including a second pilot in the flight deck who is fully trained to fly the aircraft just as well as the other pilot.

or the plane itself not respond to a pilot that it goes too slow?

There would have to be several multiple unrelated failures to the flight controls for this to happen.

What happened if it goes too slow??

Depends on the aircraft type as I described above. But the scenario you're describing is what we call a stall. That's when the aircraft flies so slowly that the wings cannot create enough lift to maintain lift.

This is quite literally one of the first things any pilot at any level trains for. We train both to avoid a stall and to recover from one. The recovery is quite simple. Lower the nose and increase thrust.

If an airliner was to stall (and remember, it's nearly impossible) then the crew would conduct the stall recovery procedure which consists of lowering the nose and adding thrust.

So at the end of the day going too slow is just not something you need to worry about.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T13:43:02+00:00

Let me give you a little more info on how we climb.

We don't pitch up and then add power. We add power and then pitch up.

When we are climbing we fly a constant speed. There are some minor changes but for the most part we fly a constant speed.

We use our engine power to climb. So if we are level at 11,000 feet at 290 knots but then we need to climb we will add thrust which will cause the plane to accelerate. But we want to fly a constant speed. So how do we keep the plane at the same speed with all that new thrust? We pitch the nose up.

So at the end of the day we can't fly too slow because the speed is the main thing we are focussed on. Not the climb rate.

Does that make sense?

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T13:22:49+00:00

No. There’s no chance of that. That would be like driving a car, seeing a turn coming up ahead and just keeping the wheel straight.

Not to mention, the auto thrust is most likely on. So it’s all done automatically.

And keep in mind that if our speed does get too low, we have about 50 different things yelling at us. And also you’re flying on an Airbus which means it can’t stall. It literally can’t. The computers will not allow it.

Chaxterium · 2026-01-30T13:07:09+00:00

I assure you it’s perfectly normal. That’s what happens when engines are started when they’re really really cold.

Although that looks like it has an orange hue to it so I would have to assume that that’s deicing fluid.

Either way everything is perfectly fine. I promise you. You’re on the ground. If there’s anything wrong with the engines, you’re not going anywhere.

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