You know that feeling when you’re tired and you accidentally put the milk in the cupboard? Pilots are human too. Fatigue, stress, or even a bad cold can affect their judgment. That’s why there are strict rules about how much they can fly and rest.
Imagine you’re assembling a bookshelf, but you skip one instruction. The shelf might wobble. A pilot might miss a small button during a stressful landing. This is called pilot error, and it’s a factor in about half of all crashes.
But here’s the warm, fuzzy part: pilots train for years on simulators that create every possible disaster. They practice so much that they can catch a mistake before it becomes a catastrophe. It’s like your friend who always double-checks the oven is off before leaving the house.
