Trust me, I know enough pilots that are raving lunatics! Most are good at one thing, flying, but tend not to be the most rational people otherwise, and don't get me started on Flight Attendants..LOL
It was a good story, made a nice TV movie with Ernest Borgnine, but, I don't believe any of it.
BTW, the L1011 was a great plane, but timing killed it, a strike by Rolls Royce put them behind the DC-10, and the spike in fuel killed sales. PSA actually flew them from LAX and SAN to SFO, complete with a lounge that was in the lower area of the front of the plane, under the cockpit. None are flying commercially anymore, but, Orbital Sciences has one that they use as an airborne rocket launcher...which is cool!