250. Why Does Everyone Hate Flying? And Other Questions Only a Pilot Can Answer

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🗓️ 2 June 2016

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Patrick Smith, the author of Cockpit Confidential, answers every question we can throw at him about what really happens up in the air. Just don't get him started on pilotless planes -- or whether the autopilot is actually doing the flying.

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0:00.0	Welcome aboard ladies and gentlemen, this is your host, Stephen Dubner.
0:10.2	On behalf of the entire crew here at Freakin'omics Radio, I'd like to thank you for choosing
0:15.7	this podcast.
0:16.7	We know you have a choice of podcasts when you listen and we want to thank you for choosing
0:20.9	us.
0:21.9	This is episode number 249, originating out of WNYC Studios in New York City.
0:28.8	Our playing time today will be approximately 45 minutes.
0:32.7	Our guest today is a very talkative airline pilot.
0:37.8	My name is Patrick Smith and he will answer my questions about flying and yours.
0:42.7	Is it true that pilots can see you through a camera that's in the bathroom?
0:47.9	Can the pilot really fly faster?
0:51.0	And if so, why don't they fly faster normally as a normal matter of course?
0:54.8	Is there anything that you have seen while on a flight that you couldn't explain?
1:00.8	It's time now to sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
1:05.0	Feel free to move about the cabin as soon as you hear the...
1:16.0	From WNYC Studios, this is Freakin'omics Radio, the podcast that explores the hidden
1:21.6	side of everything.
1:23.7	Here's your host, Steven Dubner.
1:30.4	It is nearly summertime, which probably means that you and just about everybody you know
1:35.2	will soon be getting on an airplane, which means that you and just about everybody you know
1:40.7	will be racking up a lot of questions and even more complaints.
1:48.8	Never underestimate the contempt people have for airlines.
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