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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 100 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As someone with a commercial pilot friend.

They are way too well trained to fall for this prank. If they were able to confuse driving and flying like this they should be on sick leave immediately.

[–] Kayel@aussie.zone 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't care that someone lied on the internet, that made me laugh loudly in public

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't care if you care. I just have a specific insight on this subject and wanted to share.

[–] Kayel@aussie.zone 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love you mate, hope you have a good day

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 14 points 1 year ago
[–] Hazzard@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, my first thought as well was that "pulling up" would be pulling the steering wheel back, which wouldn't do anything. Certainly wouldn't swerve the car all the way off the road, you wouldn't want to jerk a plane left or right in that scenario either.

So... definitely made up. But still an amusing greentext.

[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Would have been a better joke if they had paddle shifters and accidentally yanked hard on both.

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Motorcyclists: yanks back on the handlebars and pops a wheelie, "pulling up" the front wheel

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It does if you also suddenly give it lots of throttle on a powerful enough motorcycle

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Or if it's a lighter class and you shift your center of gravity far enough.

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

Also, yanking back on the yoke as hard as you can when you hear a terrain alert is a pretty surefire way to crash and die anyways. So yeah, fake and potentially gay.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 88 points 1 year ago (1 children)

have no commercial pilot friend

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why, do you have a problem with furries?

That's Air Force pilots

[–] TxzK@lemmy.zip 35 points 1 year ago
[–] neo@lemy.lol 19 points 1 year ago

Poor Quagmire, Peter can really be an asshole!

[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

>quickly pair my phone to his car's bluetooth

And this is how you know it's a lie.