meszasty -1 points0 points 2 months ago

I imagine he was probably a second pilot in that flight and he was allowed to land the plane. I don't know a lot about commercial aircraft companies or how they pair their pilots, but I used to watch a lot of air disaster videos and a lot of times you'll have a seasoned pilot as the captain and a younger pilot as second.

Chaxterium 0 points1 point 2 months ago

Not sure why you were downvoted. You're more or less correct. Captains will usually (but not necessarily aways) have more experience than the first officer. It is quite common though for both pilots to be very experienced. Especially at the major airlines. Either way there will always be one pilot designated as the captain and one designated as the first officer.

hazym8z 1 point2 points 2 months ago

I imagine it’s something to do with the fact that it’s a prank video. The comment people are downvoting serves as a perfect example of Reddit users (and the wider internet community) being quick to enter into an absolute tirade of judgement and criticism without knowing all the facts.