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An open letter to US Airways {Gadling}
Jan 26th 2009 5:45PM Now what if it were YOUR bag that got lost just before new year's, mr. shiny silver? Someone once said: one man's tragedy is another's comedy - so it just depends which of the two you end up being.
PS: I expect an airline to be equally concerned about everybody's needs (and luggage), no matter what their freq. flier status is
Turkish pilot fired for letting 15-year-old fly plane, airline says {Gadling}
Sep 26th 2008 2:55AM I'm not against children exploring things. But the kid could have done the exploring ON THE GROUND, with the engines shut down and the parking brakes set, not at 35,000 ft in the air
Turkish pilot fired for letting 15-year-old fly plane, airline says {Gadling}
Sep 24th 2008 9:05AM I'm not arguing that poor design and pilot error had a role in the crash, but had the kid not been in the pilot's seat and had he not played with the flight controls to disengage the AP, this wouldn't have happened.
As for the hearings and all... if a disaster happens, no matter how many hearings and trials there are, the dead will still remain dead. You know, firing the (presumably already dead) pilot after a plane crash won't solve much.
Now let's make this more personal: how would you feel about flying on a plane knowing that a kid (even if he is a plane junkie and knows how to fly a simulator) is at the controls? What if that kid actually makes the plane bank 45° or more to one side or dive let's say 3000 ft -- even if the copilot manages to correct that and land safely, I don't think you'd be happy about it.
Oh, and in this era of terrorism and craziness, would you really be cool about anyone that isn't supposed to be in the cockpit being not only in the cockpit but in the pilot's seat?
Turkish pilot fired for letting 15-year-old fly plane, airline says {Gadling}
Sep 24th 2008 1:24AM Well, remember Aeroflot flight 593? The relief pilot let his son in the pilot seat; although the autopilot was on and the co-pilot was in the other seat, the kid 's actions disconnected the AP and crashed the plane. End result? All 75 onboard dead.
So it happened before, and it might happen again. And it's the kind of accident not only avoidable, but which shouldn't happen in the first place. That's why rules are for, that's why they must be followed.
Even if the pilot is right, he shouldn't have let the kid in his seat in the first place. And the airline acted correctly by firing him, in my opinion.
Safe flights, everyone!
