Why Does Everyone Hate Flying? And Other Questions Only a Pilot Can Answer

Season 6, Episode 32

This week on Freakonomics Radio: Stephen J. Dubner talks to an airline pilot about what really happens up in the air. Just don’t get him started on pilot-less planes — or whether the autopilot is actually doing the flying.

Plus: why parking is hell.

To find out more, check out the podcasts from which this hour was drawn: “Why Does Everyone Hate Flying? And Other Questions Only a Pilot Can Answer” and “Parking is Hell.”

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