{"id":8089,"date":"2023-09-17T17:47:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T17:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/09\/17\/we-dont-just-take-off-and-land-im-a-pilot-and-heres-what-we-really-do-during-those\/"},"modified":"2023-09-17T17:47:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T17:47:12","slug":"we-dont-just-take-off-and-land-im-a-pilot-and-heres-what-we-really-do-during-those","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/we-dont-just-take-off-and-land-im-a-pilot-and-heres-what-we-really-do-during-those\/","title":{"rendered":"We DON’T just take off and land! I’m a pilot and here’s what we REALLY do during those"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For most\u00a0 on board, long-haul flights are endured with a sleep mask, a few films or TV shows… but for the pilots flying the plane, it’s a very different story.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite common belief, pilots have a lot more to do in the skies after switching to autopilot, and one pilot has taken to TikTok<\/a> to set the record straight.\u00a0<\/p>\n In response to a confused TikToker who asked: ‘What the hell to pilots do for an 18 hour flight, like Singapore<\/a>\u00a0to New York, 18 hours, all they need to do is take off and land,’\u00a0 airline pilot Gary Baumgardner<\/a> said\u00a0<\/p>\n Sharing to his 240,700 followers the pilot, based at LAX, said that it’s not ‘entirely accurate’ to say they just take off and land.\u00a0<\/p>\n Clearing up any confusion, the airline pilot<\/a> spoke to MailOnline.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n