HYThrowaway1980

My uncle used to captain 747’s for Iberia. He says the transition to Airbus turned piloting into a video game, and he hated it.

What was your experience of the transition to computer-based aeronautics? Do you prefer the experience of flying modern planes or older planes?

EDIT: My uncle is the one on the right. He used to fly the Madrid-Anchorage leg of the old Tokyo route and a couple of other North American destinations, but most of his flights were to South America. Guessing you never crossed paths with him…

Are you still in shock?

You seem to harbour remarkably little resentment and a lot of sympathy for the person who may have irrevocably damaged your quality of life, and were it not for your quick-wittedness, would likely have ended it.

Please help me understand why you don’t hold ill will towards this man.

Hello Ann! An acquaintance of mine is your counterpart at the Guardian, who told me once that she has dozens, if not hundreds of obituaries written years in advance of a person’s passing, which only get updated if that person hits the front pages or there are notable circumstances around their death.

Do you operate a similar system?