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Zak on Jan 1, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Boeing 777 departing Dubai nearly had a major inci...

I've heard pilots put this as "it's better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than to be in the air wishing you were on the ground".

_abox on Jan 2, 2022 [–]

Or "take-off is optional but landing is mandatory" :)

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