https://www.dictionary.com/browse/Aline
Down the page: British dictionary - a rare spelling of "align".
The garment is apparently A-line, not aline.
I read it as a typo/mistranscription for “alive”—to be alive to the risk means they are aware of it.
Re:A bad day at the office
by parkererway on Monday February 26, 2024 @12:48PM
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Bad OCR of “blind”, maybe?
Re:A bad day at the office
by shepherdjerred on Monday February 26, 2024 @02:13PM
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From the context I believe it means "to be aware of".
It's possible to do something incredibly dangerous because you aren't aware of the risks -- that isn't courage or bravery, that's just plain ignorance.
There's a comment on the article:
> While aline to the risks? No.
> While cognizant of the risks.
> The pilot owes his preservation to the intrepid gallentry of these three men, who, while aline to the risks they ran, performed the rescue without hesitation for personal safety.
Aline means (according to a brief search): a cut of garment consisting basically of two A-shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
Is this a typo/transcription error or some out of date usage I'm unable to find a definition for?
If it's a typo of aligned, it makes sense but that's a strange (to me phrasing).