Thank you! I actually hid the post after I made it at first because I realized it was hard to read. But I saw it had gotten an upvote in the few seconds it was up so I restored it.

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 40 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

The username in the second one changes from SKW4238 to SKY4238, so (at least) that one is fake.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 39 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

~~That's the flight management computer, it does waypoint navigation/autopilot. As far as I know it doesn't do chat to other planes. So all fake~~

See reply, I am wrong.

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 37 points 3 months ago (2 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACARS

Apparently it is a thing, but I don't know how long the messages can be or what they "usually" look like, nor do I trust these screenshots.

[–] Deme@sopuli.xyz 83 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

The twitter user is an actual commercial pilot, and ACARS messages do look like that. Not sure what's up with SKW2438/SKY2438 but otherwise it seems legit. I think faking it would be harder than actually doing this.

Edit: Here's a picture of a much longer message in a more professional, non furry rp context:

[–] SoJB@lemmy.ml 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Considering pilots shitpost on guard to the extent that actual emergencies threatening lives are literally not able to be heard… I don’t doubt this lol

[–] apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

Meow

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

Turn off bleed air and vent the cabin. The suction cup should release if the pressure is low enough.

[–] stevestevesteve@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Pretty sure ACARS doesn't include [X is typing] messages

[–] Deme@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 months ago

That is a good point.

Except that that might explain the slightly different alias on that line. Maybe it's a message just like the rest, sent for the sake of the meme, and the alias just happened to get typed incorrectly...

[–] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

more professional

big black dildo

Maybe I need to be more professional.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Hey now, they used the indefinite article. The pilot typed a dildo and not their dildo.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

I stand corrected, thank you.

[–] SuspiciousCatThing@pawb.social 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Now I'm double sad.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 9 points 3 months ago

Don't be sad, I was wrong. It can do chat. You go get your pilots licence and furry roleplay to your hearts content :D

[–] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The messages also just don't match. Left one just says "Hiii" but the right one says "hiii how is"

[–] SuspiciousCatThing@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago

It looks like two different computers to me.

[–] SuspiciousCatThing@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago

Darn :(