They Can Barely Drive, They're Flying Planes: The Surprising Rise of Teen Pilots
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- Points5
- Comments2
–Rank now
#29Peak rank
1Days on list
4Score · 7d
Nov 10, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 5
- Comments
- 2
- Submitted by
- bookofjoe
- Posted
- Nov 7, 2026
- Site
- wsj.com
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on wsj.com.
Trending history
They Can Barely Drive, They're Flying Planes: The Surprising Rise of Teen Pilots was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 10, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 3 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #29 of 30, reached on Nov 10, 06:24 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 10, 06:54 UTC.
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Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
29
Oct 28today
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From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/they-can-barely-drive-...
My son is working on his private license. Teens are quite capable to rise to the challenge.
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Questions
Is They Can Barely Drive, They're Flying Planes: The Surprising Rise of Teen Pilots trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 10, 06:54 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank They Can Barely Drive, They're Flying Planes: The Surprising Rise of Teen Pilots reached?
#29 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 10, 06:24 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has They Can Barely Drive, They're Flying Planes: The Surprising Rise of Teen Pilots been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 10, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (3 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
5 points and 2 comments; submitted by bookofjoe on Nov 7, 2026.