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"And BTW, you should probably never fly in an airplane if you believe this BS since pilots constantly listen and talk on the radio while flying planes and navigating in the same time."

To be fair, airplanes are not comparable to automobiles. Flying an airplane does not actually require nearly the amount of attention driving a car does. The sky is mostly empty, and planes will generally continue to fly straight ahead even if you let go of the control yoke. If you look away from the sky while flying, you're highly unlikely to swerve out of your air lane into another plane, rear-end a plane in front of you that braked suddenly, T-bone another plane at an intersection, or fly into a pedestrian using a crosswalk.



"...and planes will generally continue to fly straight ahead even if you let go of the control yoke."

Not really. P-factor, difference in the wings surface, etc. will create a force that will turn the plane.

As an IFR certified pilot I can tell you that during the approach (w/o autopilot) the pure "flying" workload is much higher than the workload of driving a car on a freeway (even in traffic).


> pilots constantly listen and talk on the radio while flying planes and navigating in the same time.

As a pilot, you should know than that talking and listening to the tower and navigating are part of piloting, and something you've trained to do.

Multitasking isn't just about doing more than one thing at a time. It's about doing multiple, un-related things at the same time.


During the approach, sure, there's a lot going on, but it's also highly regulated. You're dividing attention between the controls and the radio, but 1) you have another person to help you, and 2) the people you're talking to on the radio are there specifically to make sure you don't hit anyone. In IFR conditions, as you've obviously experienced yourself, paying attention to the radio is probably more important than looking out the window. In a car, on the other hand, the phone is pulling your attention away from the road, detracting from the navigation process rather than aiding it.




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