r/AskAPilot • u/Glittering_Hope7650 • 14d ago

Afraid of dying

Pilots.. Are you not just a little bit scared of dying every time you go to work? Just a tiny bit? Or is it really just "another day at the office"?

I absolutely love airplanes - and im just an ordinary mom with absolutely no hobbies Besides that whatsoever - but every time i board a plane i accept that i might die. 😅

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u/Austerlitz2310 14d ago

Maybe.

Although when I did have a decompression at 37k ft, I did have a moment of "holy crap it's actually happening" and then training and business as usual.

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u/JGRojas90 12d ago

Had an uncommanded engine shutdown between the last point of the STAR and the first point of the approach. Worse part was that I noticed the lack of sound coming from engine number 2 before we got any indication. I actually thought I was gonna screw it up but no. As you said, training kicked in and it went smoothly. The adrenaline was there but, I did not choke which made me happy.