I can kind of understand this especially if the folk concerned haveva phobia of flying.
If it was some kind of therapy group flight to face the fear and get over it then fair enough clap, but applaude yourself and the other pteromerhanophobics not the pilot who has done nothing more noteworthy than that person you walked past the other day who didn't stab you to death for no reason. Infact, the pilot has a much more vested interest in not killing you than most other people as if he kills you it would almost certainly result in his own death too.
If it was some kind of therapy group flight to face the fear and get over it then fair enough clap, but applaude yourself and the other pteromerhanophobics not the pilot who has done nothing more noteworthy than that person you walked past the other day who didn't stab you to death for no reason. Infact, the pilot has a much more vested interest in not killing you than most other people as if he kills you it would almost certainly result in his own death too.