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"Report: Stray jet's pilots were on laptops"

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Report: Stray jet's pilots were on laptops - CNN.com

The pilots of the jetliner that recently flew past its destination by about 150 miles have stated that they were "using their laptops and lost track of time and location". Ain't that just a fine thing ?

These dregs had the lives of passenger and crew in their hands and they were on hier laptops.

Wonder if they post on DP ?
In my opinion these guys need their multi engine licences pulled. I would may be let tel fly crop dusters. Maybe after 15-20 years if they are still alive and can see and hear I would let tem apply again for their multi-engine license, maybe !!!
 
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I hate flying!! This is why.

Imagine being on that flight, not having a clue what went down, till you watched the news that night.

I would be huntin' them dudes down to give'em a good ole' fashion country ass whoopin'.
 
That's what the airlines get for paying these guys minimum wage.
 
That's what the airlines get for paying these guys minimum wage.

That's no excuse for not doing their ****ing job. If they don't like their salary, they can go get another job. This isn't the Left Wing days of the company store system. But, as long as they're on the job, it's their responsibility to do their job while they're there.

Especially when they're responsible or the lives of their passengers.
 
It will eventually come out.....They were playing World of Warcraft. Leroy Jenkins will rat them out.
 
Regardless what the truth really is these two need to be referred to as former pilots very soon. As one who has been as the controls I can say without fear of contradiction job one of any pilot from the Cessna I learned to fly in to a 747 is to know what is going on at all times and to keep you mind on the job and your eyes pealed for any eventuality that might pop up at any second. Sleeping or being on a lap top or just talking so much you over shoot your destination by 150 miles is reason to not just say goodbye to the job but you license for life in my book.
 
Report: Stray jet's pilots were on laptops - CNN.com

The pilots of the jetliner that recently flew past its destination by about 150 miles have stated that they were "using their laptops and lost track of time and location". Ain't that just a fine thing ?

These dregs had the lives of passenger and crew in their hands and they were on hier laptops.

Wonder if they post on DP ?
In my opinion these guys need their multi engine licences pulled. I would may be let tel fly crop dusters. Maybe after 15-20 years if they are still alive and can see and hear I would let tem apply again for their multi-engine license, maybe !!!


Those ****ers were sleeping. It sounds like a lame excuse some dumbass teenager would come up with.Jimmy why are you drunk, well I was at a social gather and the orange juice has this weird taste but I didn't want to be rude by refusing so I drank lots of it instead, I didn't know it was Vodka.

I thinks pilots somehow must think that if people are dumb enough to buy the they were on the computer or discussing work issues that it will lessen their punishment or reduce the chance of them getting fired. Playing Nerd's Quest, Virgin's quest or what the **** that game is called or chatting on political forums while on duty is just as bad as being asleep on duty. They should be fired and fined and possibly thrown in jail.
 
I don't really see how the passengers' lives were put into danger by this, aside from the incredibly miniscule (almost nonexistant) chance of colliding with another plane, although if the FAA knew where the plane was that drops to zero. These planes basically fly themselves; the pilots are just there for the takeoff and the landing, for the most part.

All they're guilty of is wasting two hours of their passengers' time, and throwing off their flight schedule as well.

Which they of course should be fired for.
 
Report: Stray jet's pilots were on laptops - CNN.com

The pilots of the jetliner that recently flew past its destination by about 150 miles have stated that they were "using their laptops and lost track of time and location". Ain't that just a fine thing ?

These dregs had the lives of passenger and crew in their hands and they were on hier laptops.

Wonder if they post on DP ?
In my opinion these guys need their multi engine licences pulled. I would may be let tel fly crop dusters. Maybe after 15-20 years if they are still alive and can see and hear I would let tem apply again for their multi-engine license, maybe !!!
i don't believe this. i think they fell asleep.
 
*makes love to her laptop and cellphone at the same time*

Can we legally marry our electronic equipment?
 
I hate flying!! This is why.

Imagine being on that flight, not having a clue what went down, till you watched the news that night.

I would be huntin' them dudes down to give'em a good ole' fashion country ass whoopin'.

Why? Nothing bad in the end happened. No harm no foul. They should have been paying attention, and now they'll face disciplinary action from their employers and the FAA. They have to face up to their consequences now. But no one was injured, so there's no reason to hunt them down and use terrible grammar.

In the end, flying is way safer than driving. If you get pissed off about that, I'd hate to see you in the car. The airline, that was a couple dudes in one plane not paying attention. But driving...think of how many people are roaming the roads completely not paying attention. Cars offer more threat to your life than planes.
 
I don't really see how the passengers' lives were put into danger by this, aside from the incredibly miniscule (almost nonexistant) chance of colliding with another plane, although if the FAA knew where the plane was that drops to zero.

It doesn't matter if you think the chance is minuscule. No one should be asleep nor should anyone be playing Nerd Quest while they are supposed to fly or watch the plane instruments or whatever to make sure nothing goes wrong.




These planes basically fly themselves; the pilots are just there for the takeoff and the landing, for the most part.

All they're guilty of is wasting two hours of their passengers' time, and throwing off their flight schedule as well.

Which they of course should be fired for.



What if something went wrong while they were sleeping on the job? The fact the plane has some sort of auto pilot is irrelevant. They should be legally punished. Its like arguing that you shouldn't punish someone who drives drunk or under the influence just because they haven't gotten into any accidents yet, he or she may not hit someone the majority of the time he or she drives drunk or under the influence of something else but there is the chance something can go wrong and it ends up costing someone's life.
 
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Maybe they were listening to yet another awe inspiring Obama speech about health care.
 
Those ****ers were sleeping. It sounds like a lame excuse some dumbass teenager would come up with.Jimmy why are you drunk, well I was at a social gather and the orange juice has this weird taste but I didn't want to be rude by refusing so I drank lots of it instead, I didn't know it was Vodka.

I thinks pilots somehow must think that if people are dumb enough to buy the they were on the computer or discussing work issues that it will lessen their punishment or reduce the chance of them getting fired. Playing Nerd's Quest, Virgin's quest or what the **** that game is called or chatting on political forums while on duty is just as bad as being asleep on duty. They should be fired and fined and possibly thrown in jail.

They were probably looking at cartoon porns.
 
Those ****ers were sleeping. It sounds like a lame excuse some dumbass teenager would come up with.

Only reasonable explanation.

What're they saying? They were so engrossed, so fascinated by a bureaucratic policy that they stopped watcing the plane? I've never seen a regulation manual so fasinating the I stopped watching the engine room for twenty minutes.

If they were that fascinated by whatever it was they were seeing on their computers, it wasn't a regulation manual they were looking at.

And they should be stripped of their licenses. It's completely unprofessional behavior.
 
I don't really see how the passengers' lives were put into danger by this, aside from the incredibly miniscule (almost nonexistant) chance of colliding with another plane, although if the FAA knew where the plane was that drops to zero. These planes basically fly themselves; the pilots are just there for the takeoff and the landing, for the most part.

All they're guilty of is wasting two hours of their passengers' time, and throwing off their flight schedule as well.

Which they of course should be fired for.

And if the pilot in the other airplane hadn't been able to contact them? What if this regulation manual they were so assiduously studying hadn't let them go until the plan ran out of gas?

Hmmm?

What if Balloon Boy got sucked into an engine?

What if they weren't at the controls when some mechanical/electronic casualty happened and the plane took a dive? That's what their asses are in those seats for. If they want to study company manuals, they can do it on the ground.
 
Why? Nothing bad in the end happened. No harm no foul.

So if someone slams back a twelve pack in the parking lot and drives home, it's okay so long as he doesn't hit anything, then, right?
 
But driving...think of how many people are roaming the roads completely not paying attention. Cars offer more threat to your life than planes.

I'm sure these pilots are going to need a lawyer, why not apply, you sound so.......convincing.:cool:
 
Why? Nothing bad in the end happened. No harm no foul. They should have been paying attention, and now they'll face disciplinary action from their employers and the FAA. They have to face up to their consequences now. But no one was injured, so there's no reason to hunt them down and use terrible grammar.

In the end, flying is way safer than driving. If you get pissed off about that, I'd hate to see you in the car. The airline, that was a couple dudes in one plane not paying attention. But driving...think of how many people are roaming the roads completely not paying attention. Cars offer more threat to your life than planes.

That's what the airlines get for paying these guys minimum wage.

I just knew someone would find a way to somehow justify it....:roll:
 
I don't really see how the passengers' lives were put into danger by this, aside from the incredibly miniscule (almost nonexistant) chance of colliding with another plane, although if the FAA knew where the plane was that drops to zero. These planes basically fly themselves; the pilots are just there for the takeoff and the landing, for the most part.

All they're guilty of is wasting two hours of their passengers' time, and throwing off their flight schedule as well.

Which they of course should be fired for.

Even with auto pilot, collision avoidance avionics, air speed and altitude variance alarms it is their duty to the passengers and crew to have 100% attention when that aircraft is moving. Yes I said moving !! Not just flying.

NO NO NO NO and F NO they are not "just there for the takeoff and the landing, for the most part. "

Will you apply the same "logic " oxy m as it appaers to cruise ships, trains, and ferr boats ?

GMAB !!!!
 
FAA revokes licenses of wayward Northwest pilots | General News | Comcast.net

FAA revokes licenses of wayward Northwest pilots. "The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew past their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles."

":Delta said in a statement that using laptops or engaging in activity unrelated to the pilots' command of the aircraft during flight is strictly against the airline's flight deck policies. The airline said violations of that policy will result in termination."
 
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