Air Canada co-pilot falls ill during flight
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Thanks for sharing. It reminds me that being a pilot does not give you infallability.
I learnt this the hard way, when, as soon as I started my training, I went through a big personal problem in my family(now ok). Nobody noticed, because my emotional distress was put down as other stuff... lack of confidence, assertiveness etc, etc... when actually I needed someone to talk to about my problem especially since I was away from my family. Time passed and the problem was solved, so then I was OK, and did well.
Unfortunately in our job, the "human" side is very much neglected. We're expected to "cold chicken" every emotion, which I must admit works well alot of times because at the end of the day our job is practical and so gives us a more logical view of things. However if a personal problem is so big as to being overwhelming, this doesn't work.
So glad that things worked out for you in the end.
Thanks for sharing. It reminds me that being a pilot does not give you infallability.
I learnt this the hard way, when, as soon as I started my training, I went through a big personal problem in my family(now ok). Nobody noticed, because my emotional distress was put down as other stuff... lack of confidence, assertiveness etc, etc... when actually I needed someone to talk to about my problem especially since I was away from my family. Time passed and the problem was solved, so then I was OK, and did well.
Unfortunately in our job, the "human" side is very much neglected. We're expected to "cold chicken" every emotion, which I must admit works well alot of times because at the end of the day our job is practical and so gives us a more logical view of things. However if a personal problem is so big as to being overwhelming, this doesn't work.
So glad that things worked out for you in the end.
