https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=thisismyanon2Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:03:08 +0000Cargo airplanes typically don't.

]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:46:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656214thisismyanon2https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656214https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656214Even if the pilots were getting their legally mandated rest, passenger pilots are held to a higher crew rest requirements because the lessons learned from Colgan Air only apply to passenger airlines. Even if that were enough rest the flight departed at what was likely their circadian low.

]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:44:10 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656192thisismyanon2https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656192https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656192Southwest's had a few dramatic overruns by pilots overeager to get on the ground, notably at Burbank (no fatalities) and Midway (one death).

]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:42:33 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656183thisismyanon2https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656183https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656183They even made a movie about it: Pacific Heights.

]]>Sat, 06 Feb 2016 05:55:08 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11046740thisismyanon2https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11046740https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11046740Our office (ADSK) in San Francisco filled in all the open space with vacant desks, removing every possibility to decompress away from your desk.

]]>Sat, 06 Feb 2016 03:30:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11046418thisismyanon2https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11046418https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11046418