Is it possible the pilot's asleep?
Oopsie. It looks like truckers aren't the only ones working such long hours that they may fall asleep at the wheel... Commercial jet pilots do too. It's not surprising, given their hectic schedules, that they get drowsy. And I imagine that part of the reason we have two pilots at any given time is so that if one needs to visit the facilities, or eat some dinner, or even take a nap, he or she can. But how good is autopilot? And what sort of problem in the cockpit merits an emergency landing? And is it true that pilot and co-pilot can never eat the same meal? I've got a billion questions, and luckily, we've got a pilot joining us today to answer as many as he can. I know we have pilots in the BotN audience, too — please, let us know what you know about piloting a plane!
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