4min chapter

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford cover image

The Vigilante and the Air Traffic Controller

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

CHAPTER

The Importance of Following Air Traffic Control Instructions

Svetlana Kalyeva lives in Vladikavkas in the north of Setya Alanya Republic. Her husband, Vitale, is working as an architect in Barcelona. She's flying out to visit with their 10-year-old son and 4-year- old daughter. The plane takes off from Moscow in the early evening. Three hours later, it's cruising over Switzerland. Out of the cockpit window, the pilot and co-pilot see the strobing lights of another plane in the distance. They're currently at 36,000 feet. But then… 5, 5,5, 5, 5,. What to do? There are no more words recorded on

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode